Atresia of large ovarian follicles of the rat

In the rat, at the beginning of pregnancy a cohort of antral follicles develops until the preovulatory stage. However, these follicles, differentiating in the hyperprolactinemic milieu, produce only small amount of estradiol, do not ovulate and undergo rapid degeneration. They constitute an interest...

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Main Authors: Maria Słomczyn´ ska, Małgorzata Bik, Maria Szołtys, Zbigniew Tabarowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2011-08-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
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Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4628