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. 2019 Nov 22;8:e49455. doi: 10.7554/eLife.49455

Figure 6. Model for prolonged mRNA storage during human oocyte development.

Figure 6.

Accumulation of meiotic mRNAs occurs prior to the cessation of oocyte growth in pre-antral secondary follicles. Meiotic maturation of prophase I arrested human oocytes requires the translation of mRNAs that have been stored for a prolonged period of development.