Name: | ovarian follicle |
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Synonyms: | egg follicle |
Definition: | Oocyte development of zebrafish has been divided into five stages based on morphological criteria and on physiological and biochemical events. Stage I follicles (less than 140 microns) are primary growth stage, stage II follicles (140-340 microns) are cortical alveolus stage, stage III (340-690 microns) are vitellogenesis, stage IV (690-730 microns) are oocyte maturation, and stage V follicles are matured egg. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001110] |
Symbol: | star2 |
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Name: | steroidogenic acute regulatory protein 2 |
Location: | Chr: 12 Mapping Details/Browsers |
Name: | increased amount |
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Synonyms: | accessory, increased, increased number, present in greater numbers in organism, supernumerary |
Definition: | An amount which is relatively high. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000470] |