Molecular alterations during female reproductive aging: Can aged oocytes remind youth?

Abstract

Misa Imai1, Junwen Qin2, Naomi Yamakawa3, Kenji Miyado4, Akihiro Umezawa4 and Yuji Takahashi4 1Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University School of Medicine 2Institute of Reproductive Immunology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University 3Research Team for Geriatric Disease, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology 4Department of Reproductive Biology, National Center for Child Health and Development 1USA 2China 3,4Japan