Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,895,553,786 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

ovarian follicle
(redirected from Antral follicle)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
ovarian follicle [ō′ver·ē·ən ′fäl·ə·kəl]
(histology)
An ovum and its surrounding follicular cells, found in the ovarian cortex.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Jodi Flaws, who led the study with graduate student Jackye Peretz, said that a healthy, mature follicle, called an antral follicle, includes a single egg cell surrounded by layers of cells and fluid that support the egg and produce steroid hormones.
Plastic chemical may cause fertility defects in adults by Asian News International
In utero and lactational TCDD exposure in rats has been associated with reduced ovarian weight and decreased numbers of corpora lutea and pre-antral and antral follicles (Flaws et al.
Serum dioxin concentrations and quality of ovarian function in women ... by Mocarelli, Paolo / Environmental Health Perspectives
Expression and localization of IGF family members in bovine antral follicles during final growth and in luteal tissue during different stages of estrous cycle and pregnancy".
Isolation and cloning of cDNA for both IGF-1 R and FSHR genes from ... by Zoheir, Khairy M.A.; Xiang, Li; Din M., Moaeen-ud-; Liu, Yun; Yang, Li-Guo / International Journal of Biotechnology & Biochemistry
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.