Abstract
Early follicle development has been studied in mouse ovaries grafted to immunologically incompetent hosts. Early follicular formation and growth is apparently dependent on the presence of the rete ovarii: the surface epithelium does not seem to play a decisive role. This was shown in transplantation studies of fetal gonads which had been divided into parts with and without the rete ovarii. None of the rete-depleted ovaries exhibited normal follicular differentiation regardless of the presence or absence of the surface epithelium, whereas follicles developed normally in all the implants containing the rete system.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Journal of Anatomy |
| Vol/bind | 123 |
| Udgave nummer | Pt 1 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 77-86 |
| Antal sider | 10 |
| ISSN | 0021-8782 |
| Status | Udgivet - feb. 1977 |
| Udgivet eksternt | Ja |