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folliculogenesis
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folliculogenesis
[fōlik′yəlōjen′əsis]
1 the stimulation of follicle development in the ovary by hormones or drugs.
2 the development of follicles in the ovary, normally under the influence of the follicle-stimulating hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.

folliculogenesis
growth and development of the primordial follicle in the ovary. The maximal number of oocytes that the female will ever have are present in the ovary at birth.


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