Endocrine Abstracts

During each reproductive cycle, the ovary produces fertilizable ova in a cyclic manner. This involves growth and development of premature follicles as well as the maturation of oocytes to mature ova. The process culminates in the rupture of the follicular wall and the extrusion of the mature ovum into the periovarian space. After ovulation, a corpus luteum (CL) is formed from the remnants of an ovulated follicle. Follicular development, ovulation, formation and regression of C...