Ovarian follicle. Light micrograph of a section through tissue from an ovary, showing a secondary follicle. The ovary is the reproductive structure th

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Ovarian follicle. Light micrograph of a section through tissue from an ovary, showing a secondary follicle. The ovary is the reproductive structure that produces the female sex cells (ova). Secondary follicles are a stage of follicular development, part of a process called folliculogenesis that parallels the development of the female sex cells, resulting in ovulation and the release of an ovum from the mature follicle. Magnification: x460 when printed at 10 centimetres across.

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