Follicular fluid

Follicular fluid

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Latin = liquor folliculi
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Caption = Mature late-stage tertiary (Graffian) follicle.


Caption2 = Human ovum examined fresh in the liquor folliculi
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Follicular fluid is a liquid which fills the follicular antrum and surrounds the ovum in an ovarian follicle. This fluid is rich in hyaluronic acid.

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* [http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/repro/Repro55.gifDiagram at med.mun.ca]
* [http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/instruction/mm_curr/histology/fr/HiFRp09.htm Overview at okstate.edu]


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