Follicular fluid

Follicular fluid
	Human ovum examined fresh in the liquor folliculi
Details
Identifiers
Latin	liquor folliculi
MeSH	D015571
FMA	18665
	Anatomical terminology

Follicular fluid is a liquid which fills the follicular antrum and surrounds the ovum in an ovarian follicle. This fluid is rich in hyaluronic acid, and is used in a modified intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) called physiological ICSI (PICSI), semi-viscous and yellow in colour.[1]

References

Fahiminiya, S; Gérard, N (June 2010). "[Follicular fluid in mammals]". Gynecologie, obstetrique & fertilite. 38 (6): 402–4. doi:10.1016/j.gyobfe.2010.04.010. PMID 20576551.

External links

UIUC Histology Subject 1083
Follicular+fluid at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Diagram at med.mun.ca
Overview at okstate.edu

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[Fahiminiya-1] Fahiminiya, S; Gérard, N (June 2010). "[Follicular fluid in mammals]". Gynecologie, obstetrique & fertilite. 38 (6): 402–4. doi:10.1016/j.gyobfe.2010.04.010. PMID 20576551.