Mitochondria are important for regulating oocyte function. Why is this the case?

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Oocytes obtain most of their ATP from glycolysis but mitochondrial ATP remains important

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Fertilisation induces an increase in ROS that leads to aneuploidy in the second meiotic division

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Ageing oocytes show an increase in ATP and decrease in ROS

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Fertilisation triggers an increase in ATP to support the egg to embryo transition

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