Light micrograph of a secondary follicle showing oocyte, zona pellucida, and granulosa cells organized in several layers and showing mitosis. Outside

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Light micrograph of a secondary follicle showing oocyte, zona pellucida, and granulosa cells organized in several layers and showing mitosis. Outside the follicle can be seen both thecas, interna and externa.

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Photo credit: © JOSE CALVO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: anatomy, cell, eosin, female, follicle, gametogenesis, granulosa, hematoxylin, histological, histology, layer, micrograph, microscopic, microscopy, mitosis, oocyte, ovarian, ovary, ovogenesis, pellucida, primary, primordial, reproductive, secondary, system, theca, tissue, zona