Low magnification light micrograph showing three tertiary atretic follicles, with numerous granulosa cells detached and floating in the follicular liq

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Low magnification light micrograph showing three tertiary atretic follicles, with numerous granulosa cells detached and floating in the follicular liquid. The majority of ovarian follicles undergo atresia, a hormonally controlled apoptotic process affecting granulosa cells and oocytes.

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Photo credit: © JOSE CALVO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: anatomy, apoptosis, apoptotic, atresia, atretic, cell, eosin, female, follicle, follicles, gametogenesis, graaf, graafian, granulosa, hematoxylin, histological, histology, micrograph, microscopic, microscopy, oocyte, ovarian, ovary, ovogenesis, reproductive, system, tertiary, tissue