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The growing ovarian follicle is the site of many important and complex phenomena during the pre-ovulatory and ovulatory periods, which lead to the processes of luteinization and steroidogenesis, ovum maturation and ovulation. The interaction between various components of the follicle is of great interest for revealing the molecular mechanisms involved in these processes. Here the morphological, histochemical and biochemical features of granulosa and theca interna cells will be discussed in relation to luteinization and steroidogenesis during the pre-ovulatory and ovulatory periods, especially after the pro-oestrous surge of gonadotrophins, as very divergent views have been expressed in this regard.
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Guraya, S.S. (1985). Luteinization and Steroidogenesis in the Follicle Wall During Pre-ovulatory and Ovulatory Periods. In: Biology of Ovarian Follicles in Mammals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70154-2_6
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