1. THE IMPACT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY DURING OOGENESIS, FOLLICLE ASSEMBLY, AND GROWTH Open Access Author: Hester, James Malcolm Title: THE IMPACT OF ZINC DEFICIENCY DURING OOGENESIS, FOLLICLE ASSEMBLY, AND GROWTH Graduate Program: Integrative and Biomedical Physiology Keywords: zincfertilityovaryfolliculogenesisoocyteC. elegansgranulosa cellspreantral folliclenest breakdownprimordial follicle assembly File: Download Hester_dissertation_w_appendix.pdf Committee Members: Francisco Javier Diaz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorFrancisco Javier Diaz, Committee Chair/Co-ChairWendy Hanna-Rose, Committee MemberAlan Leslie Johnson, Committee MemberClaire Madison Thomas, Outside Member