0 relating to follicles (= small groups of cells and tissue that surround and support a structure such as a hair or egg)
In the follicular variety, it is usually sufficient to excise a portion of the wall, scrape out the interior, and remove any tooth that may be present.
The follicles, therefore, continue to enlarge until they burst, and we then see in their place the red, elevated, angry-looking eminence, which is called a follicular ulcer.
These percentages were significantly lower than those of in vivo matured follicular oocytes (52% and 60%, 4 and 6 h co-incubation, respectively; p < 0.05).
Effects of porcine follicular fluid on male pronucleus formation in porcine oocytes matured in vitro.
A good acceleration of follicular growth during the second phase of culture appears important to obtain an oocyte able to achieve nuclear maturation.
Protection of porcine oocytes against cell damage caused by oxidative stress during in vitro maturation: role of superoxide dismutase activity in porcine follicular fluid.
Table 2 shows the maturational stages of the cultured oocytes isolated from each follicular class.
Follicular volumes increased with maturity of the follicle.
