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... > Endocrine System > Endocrine Glands > Gonads > Ovary > Ovarian Follicle > Follicular Fluid
... > Urogenital System > Genitalia > Gonads > Ovary > Ovarian Follicle > Follicular Fluid
... > Urogenital System > Genitalia > Genitalia, Female > Adnexa Uteri > Ovary > Ovarian Follicle > Follicular Fluid
... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Body Fluid Compartments > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Follicular Fluid
Tissues > Body Fluid Compartments > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Follicular Fluid
Cells > Cellular Structures > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Follicular Fluid

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Follicular Fluid  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Antral Fluid, Ovarian Follicle
  • Folliculi, Liquor
  • Liquor Folliculi

Scope note

  • The fluid surrounding the OVUM and GRANULOSA CELLS in the Graafian follicle (OVARIAN FOLLICLE). The follicular fluid contains sex steroids, glycoprotein hormones, plasma proteins, mucopolysaccharides, and enzymes.

History note

  • 90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015571

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