Project Notice |
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PNR | 19008 |
Project Name | Understanding the Balbiani body: A super-organelle linked to dormancy in oocytes |
Project Detail | Female germ cells, oocytes, are highly specialised cells. They ensure the continuity of species by providing the female genome and mitochondria along with most of the nutrients and housekeeping machinery the early embryo needs after fertilisation. Oocytes are remarkable in their ability to survive for long periods of time, up to 50 years in humans, and retain the ability to give rise to a young organism while other cells age and die. Surprisingly little is known about oocyte… |
Funded By | European union |
Sector | Health and Medical |
Country | Spain , Western Europe |
Project Value | EUR 1,381,286 |
Contact Information |
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Company Name | FUNDACIO CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA |
Address | CARRER DOCTOR AIGUADER 88 08003 BARCELONA Spain |
Web Site | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/212113_en.html |