Mesh term Ovary
Browse to parent terms:Adnexa Uteri
Gonads
Description
The reproductive organ (GONADS) in female animals. In vertebrates, the ovary contains two functional parts: the OVARIAN FOLLICLE for the production of female germ cells (OOGENESIS); and the endocrine cells (GRANULOSA CELLS; THECA CELLS; and LUTEAL CELLS) for the production of ESTROGENS and PROGESTERONE.Browse to child terms:
Corpus Luteum
Ovarian Follicle
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