The larger
ovarian follicles
An ovarian follicle is a roughly spheroid cellular aggregation set found in the ovaries. It secretes hormones that influence stages of the menstrual cycle. At the time of puberty, women have approximately 200,000 to 300,000 follicles, each with t ...
consist of an external fibrovascular coat, connected with the surrounding
stroma of the ovary by a network of blood vessels, and an internal coat, which consists of several layers of nucleated cells, called the membrana granulosa. It contains numerous
granulosa cells.
At one part of the mature follicle the cells of the membrana granulosa are collected into a mass which projects into the cavity of the follicle. This is termed the
discus proligerus.
References
External links
* - "Female Reproductive System: ovary, cumulus oophorus"
* - "Female Reproductive System: ovary, membrana granulosa"
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Description at okstate.edu
Mammal female reproductive system
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