Defining the cell and molecular origins of the primate ovarian reserve
Sissy E. Wamaitha, Ernesto J. Rojas, Francesco Monticolo, Fei‐Man Hsu, Enrique Sosa, Amanda M. Mackie, Kiana Oyama, Maggie Custer, Melinda Murphy, Diana J. Laird, Jian Shu, Jon D. Hennebold, Amander T. Clark
The paper investigates the cell and molecular origins of the primate ovarian reserve using rhesus macaques, identifying PG2 cells as the primary source of primordial follicles and describing the recruitment of fetal theca cells for hormone production.
Nature Communications · Aug 26, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology