Physiologic Course of Female Reproductive Function: A Molecular Look into the Prologue of Life

• Published in: Journal of Pregnancy Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 106 - 126
• Main Authors: Bermúdez, Valmore, Rojas, Milagros, Mejías, José, Calvo, María, Olivar, Luis, Chávez, Mervin, Rojas, Joselyn, Morillo, Jessenia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2015; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Acids; Androgens - physiology; Cell cycle; Cell Death - physiology; Chromosomes; Dehydrogenases; Embryonic Induction - physiology; Epigenetics; Female; Females; Fertility; Fertility - physiology; Fibroblasts; Gonadal Steroid Hormones - biosynthesis; Growth hormones; Humans; Insulin-like growth factors; Kinases; Meiosis - physiology; Menstrual Cycle - physiology; Metabolism; Mitosis - physiology; Neural networks; Neurosecretory Systems - physiology; Obstetrics; Oogenesis - physiology; Ovary - physiology; Ovulation; Ovum - physiology; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Pregnancy; Prenatal development; Puberty - physiology; Reproduction - physiology; Reproductive organs, Female; Review; Rodents; Womens health; Venezuela

The genetic, endocrine, and metabolic mechanisms underlying female reproduction are numerous and sophisticated, displaying complex functional evolution throughout a woman’s lifetime. This vital course may be systematized in three subsequent stages: prenatal development of ovaries and germ cells up u...