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follicular fluid
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000038

The fluid surrounding the ovum and granulosa cells in the ovarian follicle.

Also appears inhcaomicroclomondomp + 5
Synonym
antral fluid, ovarian follicle
liquor follicularis
liquor folliculi
ovarian follicular fluid
ovary follicle fluid
ovary follicular fluid
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uberon

present in taxon

Homo sapiensncbitaxon

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The follicular fluid contains sex steroids, glycoprotein hormones, plasma proteins, mucopolysaccharides, and enzymes and is rich in hyaluronic acid.

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Generally, larger species such as ovine, equine, porcine, human, and bovine have larger follicles, with the fluid comprising a substantial proportion of the volume of the follicles at ovulation (estimated at >95% in bovine [3]). Smaller species such as rats and mice have smaller follicles with fractionally less follicular fluid[20164441]

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