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Definition of ovarian follicle in English:

‘In the first half of the menstrual cycle, ovarian follicles, containing an egg, develop, and produce increasing amounts of oestrogen.’

‘Estrogens are primarily secreted by the ovarian follicles and the corpus luteum in the non-pregnant females; in pregnancy, the major source is the placenta.’
‘Pathogenetically, the development of an ovarian pregnancy is a result of the retention of the ovum in the ovarian operculum and its continued entrapment within the ruptured ovarian follicle.’
‘In fact, in one strain, the number of ovarian follicles actually increased with age from birth to young adulthood, despite marked atresia (degeneration).’
‘In mice, PCB ingestion has been associated with a reduction in the number of ovarian follicles.’
‘Tissue remodeling occurs as ovarian follicles undergo maturation or atresia.’
‘Depleted levels of vitamin C may contribute to the demise of the corpus luteum, the mature ovarian follicle that ruptures to expel a potential mature ovum, or oocyte, in females.’
‘Limited nitrogen consumption before hibernation constrains egg production, apparently by limiting prehibernatory development of ovarian follicles.’
‘In the middle of a female mammal's reproductive cycle, a surge of luteinizing hormone floods an ovarian follicle, triggering changes that lead to the maturation and release of an egg.’