Follicular antrum
Appearance
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Latin | antrum folliculare |
FMA | 18675 |
Anatomical terminology |
Thefollicular antrumis the portion of anovarian folliclefilled withfollicular 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.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Histology at KUMCfemale-female07"Graafian Follicle"
- Anatomy photo: Reproductive/mammal/ovary2/ovary2- Comparative Organology at University of California, Davis - "Mammal, canine ovary (LM, High)"
- Description at okstate.edu