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Descriptor
English
:
Oocytes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Oocitos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Oócitos
Synonyms
English
:
Oocyte
Ovocyte
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
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
10048
Unique Identifier:
D009865
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