Follicular fluid
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Follicular fluid is a liquid which fills the follicular antrum
and surrounds the ovum
in an ovarian follicle
. This fluid is rich in hyaluronic acid.
Follicular antrum
The follicular antrum is the portion of an ovarian follicle filled with liquor folliculi.-External links: "Graafian Follicle" - "Mammal, canine ovary "*...
and surrounds the ovum
Ovum
An ovum is a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete. Both animals and embryophytes have ova. The term ovule is used for the young ovum of an animal, as well as the plant structure that carries the female gametophyte and egg cell and develops into a seed after fertilization...
in an ovarian follicle
Ovarian follicle
Ovarian follicles are the basic units of female reproductive biology, each of which is composed of roughly spherical aggregations of cells found in the ovary. They contain a single oocyte . These structures are periodically initiated to grow and develop, culminating in ovulation of usually a single...
. This fluid is rich in hyaluronic acid.
