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Oocytes

Known as: Ovocyte, oocyte (cell), Oocyte 
Female germ cells derived from OOGONIA and termed OOCYTES when they enter MEIOSIS. The primary oocytes begin meiosis but are arrested at the… 
National Institutes of Health

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ConceptionGDF9 protein, humanGerm CellsGraafian Follicle

Narrower (4)

First polar bodyOogoniaSecond polar bodySecondary oocyte

Broader (1)

Structure of primary ovarian follicle

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Differential modulation of rat follicle cell gap junction populations at ovulation.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A bacteriophage RNA polymerase transcribes through a Xenopus 5S RNA gene transcription complex without disrupting it
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A study on the steady-state population of poly(A)+RNA during early development of Xenopus laevis.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Hormonal control of reinitiation of meiosis in starfish. The requirement of 1-methyladenine during nuclear maturation.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Role of hormones in oocyte maturation.
In order for normal fertilization and embryonic development to occur, oocytes, during the course of meiosis, undergo a strict… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Nuclear pore flow rate of ribosomal RNA and chain growth rate of its precursor during oogenesis of Xenopus laevis.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Comparative ultrastructural study of perichromatin- and Balbiai rin granules.
Review
1970
Review
1970
Regulatory processes in the maturation and early cleavage of amphibian eggs.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Synthesis and accumulation of DNA-like RNA during embryogenesis of Xenopus laevis.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
The fine structure of the developing follicle of the rhesus ovary.
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