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primordial oocyte

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primordial oocyte,
an oocyte very early in its development.


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The technology may eventually be useful for preserving endangered species or for women undergoing sterilizing cancer therapies to freeze their primordial oocytes for later use.
Lab-Grown Egg Cells by Special Delivery
By growing this so-called primordial oocyte to maturity outside the mouse's body, the scientists have taken a significant step beyond traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF), the test-tube technique in which investigators fertilize an already mature egg with sperm.
First mammal born from lab-grown cell by Travis, John / Science News
 
 
 
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