One Honest Ovary

an almond-sized egg reservoir addicted to hormones and saving humans from extinction!

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Ugh, my CL died this morning... uterus is going to kill me.

#luteolysis #menses #uterus #thehonestovary

[Roberta Migale @DrMigaleRoberta]

📢So happy to share our work investigating the role of the transcription factor FOXL2 in #ovary development and female #fertility is out now in @ScienceAdvances

Read full paper here 👇
https://t.co/Ys5ZKIzhDq

🚶Follow me on this🧵

[Roberta Migale @DrMigaleRoberta]

We found that FOXL2 regulates many more genes at postnatal stages than during embryonic life.
🕒 So it's about time of action...what else? 4/12

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Lady Gaga’s “Teeth” has always been a favorite 🤩

https://t.co/35ZVStpyLq

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

I’m declaring today #ThecaCellThursday! No reason needed! #TheHonestOvary #ThecaCells #Ovary

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

@IHeartHisto Honestly, that’s the only way to be ❤️

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

I look good 😎 ⭐️

[I Heart Histo @IHeartHisto]

The Starry Ovary by @IHeartHisto #TT #histology #science #pathologists #pathart #VanGogh

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Luteal phase ends.

My CL:

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

@DrBishopAnSci Hypo and Pitty are my best friends! Pitty can get bossy, but I can boss them back. 😆

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Alright, who’s at #ENDO2023 thinking about me?
#TheHonestOvary #BestEndocrineThing
#OvariesRock

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Meanwhile, the primordial follicles… #TheHonestOvary #QuietFolliclesSleeping

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

How I imagine that the switch from negative to positive feedback works on the pituitary #TheHonestOvary #TheHypoPitOvaryAxis

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

When follicular cells turn luteal… #TheHonestOvary #Luteinization

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

@Caroline_Bartma I’m an OVARY

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Time to find those fabulous ovary papers to read this week!

Tweet me what you’re reading today!

The #HonestOvary is reading this cool one by Dinh et al. from University of Adelaide, Australia.

https://t.co/narZnmelQu

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

#TheHonestOvary’s favorite paper of the week (April 16 to 23, 2023).

Jin et al. tell us about mechanisms of chromatin remodeling at the time of ovulation.

https://t.co/TIGXr7Gdz1

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

#TheHonestOvary’s favorite paper of the week (April 9 to 15, 2023).

Fiorentino et al. from University of Pavia in Italy used spatial proteomics to observe the proteome landscape during ovarian folliculogenesis.

https://t.co/SJ9YCIHv5c

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Here, a rare view of the moment when a Graafian follicle ovulates. As you can see the oviductal fimbria cheerfully await its arrival …

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

The cumulus cells when that ovulatory stimulus finally hits #TheCumulusExpansion #TheHonestOvary

[One Honest Ovary @TheHonestOvary]

Well done! I must admit they didn’t get my oocytes right. #HonestOvaryPortrait

[Prof Niamh Forde @niamhforde]

Am convinced the picture in my hotel room is a cross section of an ovary with primordial and Antral follicles. Or maybe I need to visit the opticians… #reprocks 🍳 🥚