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| ==== The Mare ==== | | ==== The Mare ==== |
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| + | * The structure of the ovary is reversed. |
| + | * The cortex is in the centre, follicles develop here. |
| + | * This layer is enclosed by a dense, richly vascularised connective tissue layer which is analagous to the medulla of other domestic mammals. |
| + | * The cortex reaches the surface of the ovary at the ovulation fossa, a deep indentation at the free margin. This is where mature follicles rupture in ovulation, as opposed to at various points on the surface in other domestic mammals. |
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| ==Histology== | | ==Histology== |