Evidence for a maximum “shelf-life” of oocytes in mammals suggests that human menopause may be an implication of meiotic arrest

Abstract There is an ongoing debate why a trait like human menopause should have evolved. Adaptive explanations explain menopause with fitness benefits of ceasing reproduction, whereas non-adaptive explanations view it as an epiphenomenon. Here we present data in support of non-adaptive explanations...

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Main Authors: Susanne Huber, Martin Fieder
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b3559e1fdf9c4f28a63ade279b397f35
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