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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 TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   10048 
Unique Identifier:   D009865 

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