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The Ovary: Three-Dimensional Morphodynamics of the Luteo-Follicular Complex by SEM of Vascular Corrosion Casts and Other EM Techniques

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Scanning Electron Microscopy of Vascular Casts: Methods and Applications

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Abstract

The main ovarian activities are morphofunctionally related to the dynamic structure called the luteo-follicular complex (LFC). The LFC, in fact, is the morphodynamic expression of the continuous and cyclical modifications of the parenchymal ovarian components: the developing follicles and corpora lutea.

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Macchiarelli, G., Nottola, S.A., Kikuta, A., Ohtani, O., Murakami, T., Motta, P.M. (1992). The Ovary: Three-Dimensional Morphodynamics of the Luteo-Follicular Complex by SEM of Vascular Corrosion Casts and Other EM Techniques. In: Motta, P.M., Murakami, T., Fujita, H. (eds) Scanning Electron Microscopy of Vascular Casts: Methods and Applications. Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3488-4_19

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