The female must feed on blood for the maturation of its ovarian follicles and production of fertile eggs.
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De Graaf used the terminology vesicle or egg ( ovum ) for what now called the ovarian follicle.
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CTGF is also important for pancreatic beta cell development, and is critical for normal ovarian follicle development and ovulation.
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The mice were injected with human fertility drugs to stimulate growth of ovarian follicles-- the sacs that contain the eggs.
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In continuous breeders, females are sexually receptive during estrus, at which time ovarian follicles are maturing and ovulation can occur.
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The follicular phase ( or proliferative phase ) is the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the ovarian follicles mature.
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After rupture of the mature ovarian follicle, the theca interna cells differentiate into the theca lutein cells of the corpus luteum.
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Prolactine injections inhibit the production of gonadotropin hormone, a hormone that stimulates ovarian follicles which is produced in the frontal lobe of hypophysis.
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Ovulation is the second phase of the ovarian cycle in which a mature egg is released from the ovarian follicles into the oviduct.
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Theca cells are located in the ovarian follicles and become luteinized when the ovarian follicle breaks and a new corpus luteum is formed.
