title: [Recent findings on follicle and oocyte maturation. 1. Development of follicles and maturation of follicles].
abstract: A review is given of the present knowledge of the development of follicles and oocytes, especially in the human. The first report deals with the course of development of follicles from the beginning in the fetal ovary to the mature Graafian follicle in the adult women. Questions of terminology, functional morphology and important aspects of the regulation of follicular growth are discussed. The last part of the paper summarizes the present day possibilities in monitoring growth and maturation of ovarian follicles in clinical practice.
mesh_terms: D000735:Androstenedione / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002455:Cell Division; D004967:Estrogens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009865:Oocytes / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D010060:Ovulation; D011374:Progesterone / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D000735:Androstenedione; D011374:Progesterone
vernacular_title: Neuere Erkenntnisse zur Follikel- und Eizellreifung. 1. Mitteilung: Follikelentwicklung und Follikelreifung.