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oogonium
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oogonium /oo·go·ni·um/ (-go´ne-um) pl. oogo´nia   [Gr.]
1. a primordial oocyte during fetal development; it is derived from a primordial germ cell and before birth becomes a primary oocyte.
2. the female reproductive structure in certain fungi and algae.
o·o·go·ni·um (-gn-m)
n. pl. o·o·go·ni·ums or o·o·go·ni·a (-n-)
The primitive egg mother cell from which the oocytes develop.
oo·goni·al (-n-l) adj.
oogonium
[ō′əgō′nē·əm] pl. oogonia
Etymology: Gk, oon + gonos, offspring
the precursor cell from which an oocyte develops in the fetus during intrauterine life. Also called ovogonium. See also oogenesis.
oogonium [o″o-go´ne-um]
[Gr.], a primordial oocyte during fetal development; near the time of birth it becomes a primary oocyte.
oogonium
pl. oogonia [Gr.] an ovarian egg during fetal development; near the time of birth it becomes a primary oocyte.
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Female Developing Stage The ovary consisted of a capsule-like structure, which contained oogonia and oocytes attached to the trabeculae (Fig.
Maturation process of broodstock of the pen shell Atrina pectinata ... by Maeno, Yukio; Suzuki, Kengo; Yurimoto, Tatsuya; Fuseya, Reiko; Kiyomoto, Setsuo; Ohashi, Satoshi; On / Journal of Shellfish Research
1992) but excludes precursor cells such as previtellogenic follicles (PVFs) or oogonia.
Advances in methods for determining fecundity: application of the new ... by Witthames, Peter R.; Thorsen, Anders; Murua, Hilario; Saborido-Rey, Francisco; Greenwood, Lorraine N / Fishery Bulletin
In some individuals, ovaries contained only oogonia, but in other females at a more advanced stage of development and with larger ovaries, both oogonia and primary oocytes in the perinucleolar stage were present.
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