secondary oocyte

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sec·on·dar·y o·o·cyte

an oocyte in which the first meiotic division is completed; the second meiotic division usually stops short of completion unless fertilization occurs.

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sec·on·dar·y o·o·cyte

(sek'ŏn-dar-ē ō'ŏ-sīt)

An oocyte in which the first meiotic division is completed; the second meiotic division usually stops short of completion unless fertilization occurs.

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secondary oocyte

The larger of the two cells produced by the first meiotic division of the primary oocyte.

See: polar body

See also: oocyte

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On day 14, in response to the LH surge, the mature follicle (now termed a secondary oocyte) is released from the ovary and begins to descend down the fallopian tube.

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Legends: Primary oocytes (PO), primordial follicles cells (PFH), Epithelial cells (E), tunica albuginea (TA), theca interna (TI), theca eksterna (TE), zona pellucida (ZP), antrum (A), granuloza cells (GH), Secondary oocytes (PO), corona radiata (CR), cumulus oophorus (CO).

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The intersex condition included clusters of primary oocytes nested in an otherwise normal testicular tissue and, in the more severe condition, contained secondary oocytes (Figure 6E).

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