Portion of an ovarian follicle filled with follicular fluid in mammals
Follicular antrum
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Latin
antrum folliculare
FMA
18675
Anatomical terminology
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The follicular antrum is the portion of an ovarian follicle filled with follicular fluid. Appearance of the follicular antrum during follicular maturation is the first sign that a follicle has reached the next stage of maturation. It has changed from a primary follicle to a secondary follicle.
The follicularantrum is the portion of an ovarian follicle filled with follicular fluid. Appearance of the follicularantrum during follicular maturation...
Follicular fluid is a liquid which fills the follicularantrum and surrounds the oocyte in an ovarian follicle. This fluid is rich in hyaluronic acid,...
Follicular atresia refers to the process in which a follicle fails to develop, thus preventing it from ovulating and releasing an egg. It is a normal,...
an antrum containing a follicle liquor, which contains estrogen, to allow the passage from the antral follicle to the Graaf follicle. The follicular antrum...
will rise ovulation, whereas 99.9% will break down (in a process called follicular atresia). From birth, the ovaries of the human female contain many immature...
corona radiata, zona pellucida, and primary oocyte. Theca of follicle, antrum and liquor folliculi are also contained in the follicle. Also in the cortex...
the formation of a fluid-filled cavity adjacent to the oocyte called the antrum. The basic structure of the mature follicle has formed and no novel cells...
paracrine fashion. Mural granulosa cells line the follicular wall and surround the fluid-filled antrum. The oocyte secretes factors that determine the functional...
eventual fertilization of an oocyte. As a follicle grows in size and the antrum develops, more layers of cumulus oophorus cells accumulate around the oocyte...
A dentigerous cyst, also known as a follicular cyst, is an epithelial-lined developmental cyst formed by accumulation of fluid between the reduced enamel...
before ovulation, a tertiary follicle is formed containing a follicular-fluid filled antrum. Of these small antral follicles, 1 will become dominant and...
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