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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lin F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3380909 | biostudies-other | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
PloS one 20120621 6
More than 99% of ovarian follicles undergo atresia in mammals, but the mechanism of follicular atresia remains to be elucidated. In this study, we explored microRNA (miRNA) regulation of follicular atresia in porcine ovary. A miRNA expression profile was constructed for healthy, early atretic, and progressively atretic follicles, and the differentially expressed miRNAs were selected and analyzed. We found that miR-26b, which was upregulated during follicular atresia, increased the number of DNA ...[more]