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A part of the reproductive system of all female vertebrates. Although not vital to individual survival, the ovary is vital to perpetuation of the...

Ovaries (in 'Reproductive system' article)
A typical mammalian ovary is a solid, irregularly shaped structure indistinctly separated into an inner medulla and an outer cortex. The cortex conta

Ovary (in 'Reproductive system' article)
The ovary (ovarium), or egg producer, is largely covered by peritoneum; it has follicles with egg cells (ova), a stroma of connective tissue, and, in

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Figure 1.Ovarian histology. (a) Pika (Ochotona princeps); (b) pocket gopher; (c) prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus); (d) chicken (Gallus domesticus) (from W. Andrew, Textbook of Comparative Histology, Oxford, 1959). (e) Lizard (Xantusia vigilis) (courtesy of M. Miller). (f) Frog (Rana sp.) (from W. Andrew, Textbook of Comparative Histology, Oxford, 1959). (g) Viviparous fish (Neotoca bilineata) (from G. Mendoza, Biol. Bull., vol. 84, 1943).

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