An antral or secondary follicle, also known as Graafian follicle and tertiary follicle, is an ovarian follicle during a certain latter stage of folliculogenesis...

change into primary follicles and later into secondary follicles. The follicles then transition to tertiary, or antral, follicles. At this stage in development...

ovarian follicles in the ovary. In early (small) antral follicles, FSH is the major survival factor that rescues the small antral follicles (2–5 mm in...

mounting levels of estrogen, which is released by the antral follicle (a mature ovarian follicle) into the blood circulation. Peak levels of estrogen are...

from various definitions of the size follicles to be called antral ones. The following table defines antral follicles as those about 2–8 mm in diameter:...

A histological slide of a human primary ovarian follicle in greater magnification Antral follicle McGee, Elizabeth A.; Hsueh, Aaron J. W. (2000). "Initial...

glycoprotein hormone produced by granulosa cells in preantral and small antral follicles of the ovaries. Testing for plasma levels of AMH allows physicians...

AMH is also a product of granulosa cells of the preantral and small antral follicles in women. As such, AMH is only present in the ovary until menopause...

[citation needed] Transvaginal ultrasonography can be used to determine antral follicle count (AFC). This is an easy-to-perform and noninvasive method (but...

cells that surround the oocyte both in the ovarian follicle and after ovulation. In the antral follicle, it may be regarded as an extension of the membrana...

thecal cells secrete antral fluid (a mixture of hormones, enzymes, and anticoagulants) to nourish the maturing ovum. In tertiary follicles, the single-layered...

In the antral follicle, there is an antrum containing a follicle liquor, which contains estrogen, to allow the passage from the antral follicle to the...

induce development of multiple follicles of the ovaries. It should start with response prediction by e.g. age, antral follicle count and level of anti-Müllerian...

ovarian follicles (this stage follicle is also known as a Graafian follicle or antral follicle) for entry into the menstrual cycle. These follicles, that...

primary or secondary is still uncertain. Primordial follicles are activated to grow into antral follicles. Communication between the oocytes and the surrounding...

before ovulation, a tertiary follicle is formed containing a follicular-fluid filled antrum. Of these small antral follicles, 1 will become dominant and...

polycystic ovary syndrome, young age, low BMI, high antral follicle count, the development of many ovarian follicles under stimulation, extreme elevated serum estradiol...

ovarian follicle, while depressed levels have the opposite effect. From studying dairy cows, two forms of follicular atresia have been identified: antral and...

decoration Air Force Cross (United States), an American military decoration Antral follicle count, ovarian health statistic Atlanta Financial Center, an office...

ultrasound can also be used to "count the number of follicles" and this procedure is called Antral Follicle Count. The American College of Obstetricians and...

supports the growth of individual follicles from late pre-antral to pre-ovulatory stage. This system allows follicle growth and hormone production to be...

and the aim is generally to develop multiple follicles (optimally between 11 and 14 antral follicles measuring 2–8 mm in diameter), followed by transvaginal...

combination of AMH and a transvaginal ultrasound to count the number of antral follicles is probably the best way to assess ovarian reserve and future fertility...

replace damaged developing follicles. Antral follicle count decreases after three series of chemotherapy, whereas follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) reaches...

Johnson D, Mao E, et al. (October 2010). "A prospective evaluation of antral follicle function in women with 46,XX spontaneous primary ovarian insufficiency"...

2013). "The association of bisphenol-A urinary concentrations with antral follicle counts and other measures of ovarian reserve in women undergoing infertility...

been poly(ethylene glycol), which developed immature mouse follicles into antral follicles and corpora lutea. Natural polymers have bioactive molecules...

impair ovarian function. Less blood flow to the ovary and a reduced antral follicle count was seen shortly after surgery. It is hypothesised that this...

nonsteroidal ovarian hormone produced by the granulosa cells of small antral ovarian follicles in females. GnSAF is involved in regulating the secretion of luteinizing...

of this anovulation is uncertain, but there is evidence of arrested antral follicle development, which, in turn, may be caused by abnormal interaction...