secondary follicle

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• follicle — 1. A more or less spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity. 2. A crypt or minute cul de sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges. SYN: folliculus [TA]. [L. folliculus, a small sac, dim. of follis, a …   Medical dictionary

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• Ovarian follicle — Human ovarian follicle Latin folliculi ovarici primarii, folliculi ovarici vesiculosi Gray s …   Wikipedia

• Folliculogenesis — In biology, folliculogenesis is the maturation of the ovarian follicle, a densely packed shell of somatic cells that contains an immature oocyte. Folliculogenesis describes the progression of a number of small primordial follicles into large… …   Wikipedia

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• In vitro maturation — (IVM) is the technique of letting ovarian follicles mature in vitro.Techniques availableThe abilit of in IVM depends on how mature the follicle already is. There are several stages in folliculogenesis, starting with a primordial follicle, which… …   Wikipedia

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