ILP8 serves as a mature follicle sensor to prevent excessive accumulation of mature follicles in Drosophila ovaries and oocyte aging.

Excessive mature follicle accumulation in ovaries harms oocyte health and offspring viability. The mechanism by which females count mature follicles in their ovaries remains a mystery. Recent work demonstrated that Drosophila insulin-like peptide 8 (…

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