| follicle |
(Latin, folliculus = little bag, dim. of Latin follis) A structure in the ovaries that contains a developing egg. (More? Week 1 Notes)
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| follicle |
L. folliculus, diminutive of follis = a bag.
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| follicle |
A dry fruit derived from a single carpel, dehiscent along a single axis.
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| follicle-stimulating hormone |
A pituitary hormone that controls estrogen production by the ovaries.
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| Follistim |
Recombinant follicle stimulating hormone made by Organon. Called Puregon in Europe, Australia and Asia. On an equivalent dose basis, produces serum FSH that are somewhat slower to rise than with the use of hMG preparations, but which are ultimately higher: in other words, follicles and serum estradiol levels take a little longer to respond than they do to Humegon, but the number of mature, preovulatory follicles available for egg retrieval is the same or more. ...
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