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granulosa

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granulosa /gran·u·lo·sa/ (gran″u-lo´sah) pertaining to cells of the cumulus oophorus.


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The oocytes of secondary follicles were surrounded by more than one layer of granulosa cells or by one layer plus an incomplete second layer with signs of theca interna development.
Connexin 37 seems to link the developing eggs, or oocytes, and the surrounding cells, called granulosa cells.
2005) have found inhibition of progesterone production by granulosa cells or luteal cells that were treated with cigarette smoke extract or the alkaloids found in smoke (e.
 
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