[[Image:Atretic Follicle.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Histological Section of the Ovary showing Characteristics of the Atretic Follicle - Courtesy of J.Bredl, Copyright RVC 2008]]
* Numerous pyknotic nuclei in the granulosa, absence of mitosis in this layer.
* Numerous pyknotic nuclei in the granulosa, absence of mitosis in this layer.