Oocytes

"Oocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Female germ cells derived from OOGONIA and termed OOCYTES when they enter MEIOSIS. The primary oocytes begin meiosis but are arrested at the diplotene state until OVULATION at PUBERTY to give rise to haploid secondary oocytes or ova (OVUM).

Descriptor ID	D009865
MeSH Number(s)	A05.360.490.690.680 A11.497.497.600
Concept/Terms	Oocytes Oocytes Oocyte Ovocytes Ovocyte

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Anatomy [A]
Urogenital System [A05]
Genitalia [A05.360]
Germ Cells [A05.360.490]
Ovum [A05.360.490.690]
Oocytes [A05.360.490.690.680]
Cells [A11]
Germ Cells [A11.497]
Ovum [A11.497.497]
Oocytes [A11.497.497.600]

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Oocytes
Polar Bodies

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Bar chart showing 175 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2006 and 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	2	4
1997	4	3	7
1998	2	3	5
1999	2	3	5
2000	3	3	6
2001	3	5	8
2002	6	2	8
2003	4	3	7
2004	4	3	7
2005	5	4	9
2006	6	6	12
2007	0	5	5
2008	3	5	8
2009	3	7	10
2010	3	0	3
2011	5	1	6
2012	6	6	12
2013	5	3	8
2014	2	2	4
2015	4	2	6
2016	1	2	3
2017	2	1	3
2018	2	1	3
2019	5	1	6
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	1	2
2022	2	4	6
2023	1	1	2
2024	3	0	3
2025	2	2	4
2026	0	1	1

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Varderesian HV, Utaegbulam JN, Brown HE, Ramirez B, Velcani M, Ryder SP. The pos-1 3' untranslated region governs germline specification and proliferation to ensure reproductive robustness. PLoS Genet. 2026 Apr; 22(4):e1012129.

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Kageyama A, Ogonuki N, Wakai T, Namiki T, Kawata Y, Ozawa M, Yamada Y, Fukada T, Ogura A, Fissore R, Kashiwazaki N, Ito J. The oocyte zinc transporter Slc39a10/Zip10 is a regulator of zinc sparks during fertilization in mice. Elife. 2025 Dec 11; 14.

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Ertekin A, Noronha ST, Darko C, Massi F, Ryder SP. A conserved triple arginine motif in OMA-1 is required for RNA-binding activity and embryo viability. RNA. 2025 10 16; 31(11):1575-1588.

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Brown HE, Varderesian HV, Lam O, Keane SA, Ryder SP. The mex-3 3' untranslated region is essential for reproduction during temperature stress. Development. 2025 Sep 01; 152(17).

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Lopes EM, Akizawa H, Koc OC, Soto-Moreno E, Gupta N, Ardestani G, Balboula AZ, Carvacho I, Fissore RA. The TRPV3 channel is a mediator of zinc influx and homeostasis in murine oocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Apr 08; 122(14):e2420194122.

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Klipstein S, Kelly L, Lalwani S. No guarantees: planned oocyte cryopreservation, not quite an insurance policy. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 10; 310(4):1889-1894.

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Paulsen B, Piechota S, Barrachina F, Giovannini A, Kats S, Potts KS, Rockwell G, Marchante M, Estevez SL, Noblett AD, Figueroa AB, Aschenberger C, Kelk DA, Forti M, Marcinyshyn S, Wiemer K, Sanchez M, Belchin P, Lee JA, Buyuk E, Slifkin RE, Smela MP, Fortuna PRJ, Chatterjee P, McCulloh DH, Copperman AB, Ordonez-Perez D, Klein JU, Kramme CC. Rescue in vitro maturation using ovarian support cells of human oocytes from conventional stimulation cycles yields oocytes with improved nuclear maturation and transcriptomic resemblance to in vivo matured oocytes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2024 Aug; 41(8):2021-2036.

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Vagios S, Sun B, Yeh J, Sacha CR. International attitudes towards medical and planned oocyte cryopreservation. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2024 Jul; 41(7):1771-1781.

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Akizawa H, Lopes EM, Fissore RA. Zn2+ is essential for Ca2+ oscillations in mouse eggs. Elife. 2023 12 15; 12.

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Piechota S, Marchante M, Giovannini A, Paulsen B, Potts KS, Rockwell G, Aschenberger C, Noblett AD, Figueroa AB, Sanchez M, Barrachina F, Wiemer K, Guzman L, Belchin P, Pierson Smela M, Fortuna PRJ, Chatterjee P, Tran ND, Kelk DA, Forti M, Marcinyshyn S, Smith T, McCulloh DH, Fernandez-Gonzalez MJ, Abittan B, Ortiz S, Klein JU, Klatsky P, Ordonez-Perez D, Kramme CC. Human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived ovarian support cell co-culture improves oocyte maturation in vitro after abbreviated gonadotropin stimulation. Hum Reprod. 2023 12 04; 38(12):2456-2469.

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