Fig. 1.
The ovarian follicle. The oocyte (O) is enclosed in a mass of cumulus granulosa cells (CG) separated from the mural granulosa cells (MG) by the antral cavity. The thecal cell layers (T) form the outer boundary of the follicle.
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