The process
of folliculogenesis begins around 375 days before ovulation with the recruitment of primordial follicles that have been dormant since birth.
Fxna, a novel gene differentially expressed in the rat ovary at the time
of folliculogenesis, is required for normal ovarian histogenesis.
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In biology,
folliculogenesis refers to the maturation
of the ovarian follicle, a densely - packed shell
of somatic cells that contains an immature oocyte.
Our eggs develop slowly and gradually in a process known as
folliculogenesis over a period
of many months before ovulation occurs.