follicular fluid
The fluid surrounding the ovum and granulosa cells in the ovarian follicle.
Synonym
antral fluid, ovarian follicle
liquor follicularis
liquor folliculi
ovarian follicular fluid
ovary follicle fluid
ovary follicular fluid
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uberon
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present in taxon
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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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