follicle

Secretin

...ssue in the ovary that forms from the collapsed follicle after ovulation and produces progesterone . cortex [L. bark ] ... Full article >>> lachrymal Secretin g or relating to tears. lactation The production of milk by the mammary gland s. lacteal Noun, one of the lymph vessels i...

PCR

...ossible to amplify enough DNA from a single hair follicle for DNA typing . Some workers have successfully amplified DNA from a single sperm cell . Full article >>> A fast, inexpensive technique for making an unlimited number of copies of any piece of DNA . Sometimes called "molecular p...

Oviducts

...cess by which an egg cell is released from the follicle and swept into the Fallopian tube where it moves toward to uterus . Full article >>> The fertilization usually occurs in the oviducts , but can happen in the uterus itself. The zygote then implants itself in the wall of the ...

Ovulation

...#62; Ovulation The process whereby a Graafian follicle ruptures and releases a mature oocyte from the o...ruation . In response to a sudden surge of LH, the follicle ruptures and discharges a secondary oocyte . This is swept into the open end of the fallopian tube...

Oviduct

...cess by which an egg cell is released from the follicle and swept into the Fallopian tube where it moves toward to uterus . Full article >>> the oviduct of mammals Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby What Topic Is Your BIOLOGY ...

Origin

...L. primordialis - origin al]. An immature ovarian follicle that will develop into successively more mature follicles as the oocyte matures. Full article >>> Aster microtubules origin ating around centrioles in dividing animal cells from which the mitotic spindle eventually forms ...

Oocytes

...lease of FSH and LH, inhibiting development of the follicle so that no oocytes are released. Full article >>> the primordial female germ cell that divides mitotically to ultimately produce oocytes Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics , 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row W...

Morphogenesis

...l sensory organ fate - also involved in wing and follicle cell morphogenesis ... Full article >>> : The genetically programmed death of cells at specific times during embryo nic morphogenesis and development, metamorphosis, and during cell turnover in adults including the maturat...

Graafian follicle

graafian follicle small cavity in the ovary , especially in mamma...osby ... Full article >>> Graafian follicle [Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist, 1641-1673; L. folliculus - a small bag] A follicl...

Follicles

... s, and some researchers predict research on these follicle stem cell s may lead to successes in treating bal...L. primordialis - origin al]. An immature ovarian follicle that will develop into successively more mature follicles as the oocyte matures. Full article ...

Fluid mosaic model

... lateral ly in a fluid bilayer of phospholipid s. follicle ... Full article >>> fluid mosaic model Model of cell membrane structure composed of a lipid bilayer with scattered proteins ; often described as a sea of lipids with protein icebergs. Full article >>> (Redire...

Corpus luteum

...uteum a yellowish body developed from a graafian follicle after extrusion of the ovum ( egg ) Source: Nol...A temporary gland formed from a ruptured Graafian follicle and the surrounding thecal cells after ovulation . Full article >>> Corpus luteu...

Coronary arteries

...teum : the mass of cells derived from the female follicle that secretes progesterone . cortex : the outer portion of the ad renal gland. Full article >>> coronary arteries Arteries that supply the heart 's muscle fibers with nutrients and oxygen . corpus callosum Tightly bundled ne...