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oocyte [′ō·ə‚sīt]

(histology)

An egg before the completion of maturation.

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In some individuals, ovaries contained only oogonia, but in other females at a more advanced stage of development and with larger ovaries, both oogonia and primary oocytes in the perinucleolar stage were present.

Assessing the sensitivity of different life stages for sexual ... by Tyler, Charles R. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Gonadal intersex was characterized by many primary oocytes distributed throughout normal testicular tissue (Figure 1).

Endocrine disruption and altered gonadal development in white perch ... by Metcalfe, Chris D. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Females were scored as follows: 1 if only primary oocytes were present; 2 if primary oocytes and early yolk vesicle stage oocytes were present; 3 if primary oocytes, early yolk vesicle oocytes, and approximately 50% late yolk vesicle oocytes were present; or 4 if mostly late yolk vesicle oocytes and vitellogenic oocytes were present.

Experimental Evaluation of Vitellogenin as a Predictive Biomarker for ... by Brouwer, Marius / Environmental Health Perspectives

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