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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

16. Female Reproductive system

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16.5 Ovarian cortex

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Ovarian cortex showing the tunica albuginea (Alb).

Next to this tunica are several primordial follicles (Po) and a few primary unilaminar follicles (Pa-u). The oocytes of these follicles show a large nucleus (N) in an abundant cytoplasm.

In the case of the primordial follicles (Po), the oocytes are surrounded by a layer of flattened follicular cells.

In the case of the primary unilaminar follicles (Pa-u), which are at the initial stage of oogenesis, the oocytes are surrounded by a single layer of cuboidal follicular cells (Fo).

These various follicles are separated by stromal cells or fibrocytes (Fi).

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×1000

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