Follicular fluid is a liquid which fills the
follicular antrum
The follicular antrum is the portion of an ovarian follicle
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, wo ...
and surrounds the
ovum in an
ovarian follicle
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 ...
. This fluid is rich in
hyaluronic acid, and is used in a modified
intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI ) is an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure in which a single sperm cell is injected directly into the cytoplasm of an egg. This technique is used in order to prepare the gametes for the obtention of em ...
(ICSI) called
physiological ICSI
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI ) is an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure in which a single sperm cell is injected directly into the cytoplasm of an egg. This technique is used in order to prepare the gametes for the obtention of em ...
(PICSI), semi-viscous and yellow in colour.
Its components come mainly from
granulosa cells.
References
External links
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Diagram at med.mun.ca
Mammal female reproductive system
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