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Fish Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 12:37, 29 July 2008
, 12:37, 29 July 2008→Ovaries
* Oocytes are conveyed to the exterior through the oviduct.
* Oocytes are conveyed to the exterior through the oviduct.
** Ovarian lumen is continuous with the oviduct.
** Ovarian lumen is continuous with the oviduct.
* Postovulatory follicles are formed after oocyte release
** Do not have endocrine function
** Wide irregular lumen
** Rapidly reabosrbed in a process involving the apoptosis of follicular cells.
* A degenerative process called follicular atresia reabsorbs vitellogenic oocytes not spawned.
** This process can also occur, but less frequently, in oocytes in other development stages.
= Reproductive Endocrinology =
= Reproductive Endocrinology =