 Ovarian Follicle
"Ovarian Follicle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An OOCYTE-containing structure in the cortex of the OVARY. The oocyte is enclosed by a layer of GRANULOSA CELLS providing a nourishing microenvironment (FOLLICULAR FLUID). The number and size of follicles vary depending on the age and reproductive state of the female. The growing follicles are divided into five stages: primary, secondary, tertiary, Graafian, and atretic. Follicular growth and steroidogenesis depend on the presence of GONADOTROPINS.
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D006080
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.319.114.630.535 A06.407.312.497.535
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| Concept/Terms |
Ovarian Follicle- Ovarian Follicle
- Follicle, Ovarian
- Follicles, Ovarian
- Ovarian Follicles
Graafian Follicle- Graafian Follicle
- Follicle, Graafian
- Follicles, Graafian
- Graafian Follicles
Atretic Follicle- Atretic Follicle
- Atretic Follicles
- Follicle, Atretic
- Follicles, Atretic
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ovarian Follicle" by people in Profiles.
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Santoro NF, Lawley SD, Sammel MD, Johnson J. Prolonging youth or prolonging perimenopause? Beware the Monkey's Paw. Menopause. 2025 Oct 01; 32(10):978-982.
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Wood AJ, Ahmed RM, Simon LE, Bradley RA, Gray S, Wolff ID, Cohen PE. CNTD1 is crucial for crossover formation in female meiosis and for establishing the ovarian reserve. J Cell Biol. 2025 Aug 04; 224(8).
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Elder S, Kaizer LK, Sammel MD, Roeca C. Less is more: assessing trigger types in planned oocyte cryopreservation cycles. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2025 Jul; 42(7):2325-2330.
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Kawano M, McKey J, Batchvarov IS, Capel B. Granulosa cell death is a significant contributor to DNA-damaging chemotherapy-induced ovarian insufficiency?. Biol Reprod. 2025 May 13; 112(5):906-915.
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Lawley SD, Sammel MD, Santoro N, Johnson J. Mathematical recapitulation of the end stages of human ovarian aging. Sci Adv. 2024 01 12; 10(2):eadj4490.
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Clark ZL, Ruebel ML, Schall PZ, Karl KR, Ireland JJ, Latham KE. Follicular Hyperstimulation Dysgenesis: New Explanation for Adverse Effects of Excessive FSH in Ovarian Stimulation. Endocrinology. 2022 09 01; 163(9).
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Llerena Cari E, Hagen-Lillevik S, Giornazi A, Post M, Komar AA, Appiah L, Bitler B, Polotsky AJ, Santoro N, Kieft J, Lai K, Johnson J. Integrated stress response control of granulosa cell translation and proliferation during normal ovarian follicle development. Mol Hum Reprod. 2021 08 07; 27(8).
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Santoro NF. Type 1 diabetes and reduced ovarian life span: ovotoxicity, increased follicle throughput, or both? Menopause. 2021 04 19; 28(7):729-730.
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Simon LE, Kumar TR, Duncan FE. In vitro ovarian follicle growth: a comprehensive analysis of key protocol variables?. Biol Reprod. 2020 08 21; 103(3):455-470.
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Wright CJ, Cari EL, Sandoval J, Bales E, Sam PK, Zarate MA, Polotsky AJ, Kallen AN, Johnson J. Control of Murine Primordial Follicle Growth Activation by I?B/NF?B Signaling. Reprod Sci. 2020 11; 27(11):2063-2074.
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