Follicular Fluid (of Tertiary Ovarian Follicle)
Liquor follicularis folliculi ovarici tertiarii
Read moreFollicular Fluid (of Tertiary Ovarian Follicle) Quick Facts
Follicular fluid is an albuminous fluid in the follicular antrum of a vesicular ovarian follicle (Dorland, 2011).
Follicular Fluid (of Tertiary Ovarian Follicle) Structure and/or Key Feature(s)
As granulosa cells increase in size and number, the follicles grow and become embedded deeper in the ovarian cortex. When the granulosa has reached a thickness of between 6 and 12 cell layers, fluid-filled spaces appear amongst the granulosa cells. This hyaluronan-rich fluid is called liquor folliculi and as it continues to accumulate, and the spaces coalesce, and a follicular antrum is formed. The follicle is then called a secondary follicle or antral follicle (Ross and Pawlina, 2006; Mescher, 2013).
Follicular Fluid (of Tertiary Ovarian Follicle) Function
Follicular fluid provides an important microenvironment for the developing oocyte.
Follicular Fluid (of Tertiary Ovarian Follicle) References
Dorland, W. (2011) Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 32nd edn. Philadelphia, USA: Elsevier Saunders.
Mescher, A. (2013) Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas. 13th edn.: McGraw-Hill Education.
Ross, M. H. and Pawlina, W. (2006) Histology: A text and atlas. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
