title: Evolution, ovulation and cancer.
abstract: Secretions by epithelial cells of the fallopian tube regulate ovulation through conserved pathways, which means that experiments on flies might provide insights into the human reproductive system and, possibly, ovarian cancer.
authors.affiliation: , a senior editor at eLife , is at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , National Centre for Biological Sciences , Bangalore , India vijay@ncbs.res.in.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijayraghavan
authors.forename: Satyajit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rath
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D010057:Oviducts / Q000378:metabolism*; D010060:Ovulation
keywords: D. melanogaster; Notch signaling; cancer; exocrine glands; nuclear receptor; ovulation; sperm storage