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follicular fluid

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The fluid surrounding the ovum and granulosa cells in the ovarian follicle. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A145114847X http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicular_fluid ]

Term info

Label

follicular fluid

Synonyms
  • liquor follicularis
  • liquor folliculi
  • ovary follicle fluid
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Subsets

uberon_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Gray3.png

has related synonym

ovarian follicular fluid, antral fluid, ovarian follicle, liquor folliculi, ovary follicular fluid

id

UBERON:0000038

structure notes

The follicular fluid contains sex steroids, glycoprotein hormones, plasma proteins, mucopolysaccharides, and enzymes and is rich in hyaluronic acid.

taxon notes

Generally, larger species such as ovine, equine, porcine, human, and bovine have larger follicles, with the fluid comprising a substantial proportion of the volume of the follicles at ovulation (estimated at >95% in bovine [3]). Smaller species such as rats and mice have smaller follicles with fractionally less follicular fluid[20164441]