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Oocyte Summary
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An oocyte is a developing ovum which undergoes two meiotic (maturation) divisions to give rise to the mature female gamete, the egg. A fetus destined to becoming a female has primordial germ cells which migrate to the ovary. The primordial germ cells...
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Oocyte : Biological Psychology
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An immature OVUM: a primary oocyte undergoes MEIOSIS (see CELL DIVISION) to become a secondary oocyte. This undergoes a second meiotic division which is completed if fertilization...
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Oocyte Information
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An oocyte, ovocyte, or rarely oöcyte, is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum. An oocyte is part the ovary development. The germ cells produce a primordial germ cell (PGC) which becomes an...


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Radiologic Technology
Human oocyte radiosensitivity.(Peer Review)
07/01/2004: 3,055 words, approx. 10 pages
The teratogenic effects of ionizing radiation are well documented, but less is known about the radiosensitivity of the human oocyte. Women of childbearing age are understandably concerned about diagnostic radiology examinations--their risk/benefit ratio and their impact on the ability to conceive. Current research and...
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OB GYN News
Transplanted Ovary Ovulates; Oocytes Retrieved.
05/15/2001: 516 words, approx. 2 pages
TORONTO -- Researchers who transplanted a cervical cancer patient's ovary into her forearm last year have now successfully stimulated ovulation and retrieved oocytes from it, according to the head of the team. However, they were unsuccessful in fertilizing an egg to create...
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The New York Observer
Freeze Those Eggs! 35-Year-Old Women Make Safe Deposits
1/16/2005: 1,790 words, approx. 6 pages
"I think the thing with me is that I have not had a huge maternal instinct, ever. And I've been waiting for it to kick in since I was 30. And it just hasn't kicked in," said Mary Purdy, who turns 35 in two weeks...
 


 

Oocyte

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