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ra0003o001 | Oral Communications 1: Ovary | SRF2016

Mice with follicular premature ovarian failure at 3 months of age become a follicular by 1 year of age

Plumb Betsy , Sheikh Sairah , Grasa Patricia , Ploutarchou Panayiota , Williams Suzannah

Introduction: Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a reproductive disorder which causes defects within the ovaries, normally leading to infertility. The disorder affects 1% of women under the age of 40 with 75% of cases with no known cause, indicating the need for more research. The Double Mutant (DM) mouse model with oocyte-specific deletion of C1galt1 and Mgat1 exhibit follicular POF at 3 months of age. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of ovarian dysfuncti...