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Ovarian stem cells
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ovarian stem cell.
Ovarian stem cells are oocytes formed in ovarian follicle before birth in female mammals. Interest has recently been devoted to OSCs (ovarian stem cells), whose isolation from female ovaries, followed by their in vitro culture, led to their maturation to OLCs (oocyte-like cells), namely, neo-oocytes comparable to viable eggs suitable for IVF. Translation of these data to FP clinical application creates new hope in the treatment of infertility.