Morphology and Biochemistry of Ovulation Morfologia e bioquímica da ovulação

• Main Authors: Sebastião Freitas de Medeiros (Author), Bruna Barcelo Barbosa (Author), Matheus Antonio Souto de Medeiros (Author), Márcia Marly Winck Yamamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The process of ovulation involves multiple and iterrelated genetic, biochemical, and morphological events: cessation of the proliferation of granulosa cells, resumption of oocyte meiosis, expansion of cumulus cell-oocyte complexes, digestion of the follicle wall, and extrusion of the metaph...