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Ovulation

Known as: ovulates, Release of Egg, ovulating 
The release of a mature ovum/oocyte from an ovary. [GOC:bf, ISBN:0878932437]
National Institutes of Health

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OogenesisOvarian Cyclefemale gamete generationovarian function

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Mutations in an oocyte-derived growth factor gene (BMP15) cause increased ovulation rate and infertility in a dosage-sensitive manner
Multiple ovulations are uncommon in humans, cattle and many breeds of sheep. Pituitary gonadotrophins and as yet unidentified… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Progesterone-regulated genes in the ovulation process: ADAMTS-1 and cathepsin L proteases.
Ovulation is a precisely timed process by which a mature oocyte is released from an ovarian follicle. This process is initiated… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
On the control of oocyte meiotic maturation and ovulation in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Prior to fertilization, oocytes undergo meiotic maturation (cell cycle progression) and ovulation (expulsion from the ovary). To… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effects of metformin on spontaneous and clomiphene-induced ovulation in the polycystic ovary syndrome.
BACKGROUND Obese women with the polycystic ovary syndrome are relatively unresponsive to the induction of ovulation by clomiphene… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Multiple Female Reproductive Failures in Cyclooxygenase 2–Deficient Mice
Cyclooxygenase (COX) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of prostaglandins (PGs) and exists in two isoforms, COX-1 and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Synchronization of ovulation in dairy cows using PGF2alpha and GnRH.
This paper reports a new method for synchronizing the time of ovulation in cattle using GnRH and PGF(2alpha). In Experiments 1… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Weight loss results in significant improvement in pregnancy and ovulation rates in anovulatory obese women.
Obesity can affect ovulation and the chances of pregnancy. In this prospective study, a weight loss programme was assessed to… Expand
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Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Incessant ovulation--a factor in ovarian neoplasia?
Focus is on some evidence of a possible relationship between the repeated involvement of the ovarian surface epithelium in the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
The genetical evolution of social behaviour. I.
Abstract A genetical mathematical model is described which allows for interactions between relatives on one another's fitness… Expand
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Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
The genetical evolution of social behaviour. II.
Grounds for thinking that the model described in the previous paper can be used to support general biological principles of… Expand
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