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Descriptor
English
:
Oocytes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Oocitos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Oócitos
Synonyms
English
:
Ovocytes
Tree Number:
A05.360.490.690.680
A11.497.497.600
Definition
English
:
Female
germ cells
derived from
OOGONIA
and termed
OOCYTES
when they enter
MEIOSIS
. The primary
oocytes
begin
meiosis
but are arrested at the diplotene state until
OVULATION
at
PUBERTY
to give rise to haploid secondary
oocytes
or ova (OVUM).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
OOCYSTS
life cycle
stage in protozoa
See Related
English
:
In Vitro Oocyte Maturation Techniques
History Note
English
:
84(75); was see under OVUM 1975-83
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
10048
Unique Identifier:
D009865
Occurrence in VHL
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