Open AccessMorphometric characteristics of the primordial to primary follicle transition in the human ovary in relation to age
Author(s) -
Christian Grabow Westergaard,
Anne Grete Byskov,
Claus Yding Andersen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem135
Subject(s) - oocyte , follicular phase , follicle , biology , ovary , ovarian follicle , folliculogenesis , endocrinology , medicine , andrology , embryo , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology
The growth pattern of the smallest ovarian follicles in humans is still incompletely documented. Using follicle hemispheres in thick histological sections, morphometric changes of primordial to primary follicles and possible age-related effects were evaluated.
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