Ovarian cortex

Outer portion of the ovary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The ovarian cortex is the outer portion of the ovary. The ovarian follicles are located within the ovarian cortex. The ovarian cortex is made up of connective tissue. [1] Ovarian cortex tissue transplant has been performed to treat infertility.[2][3]

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Ovarian cortex
Section of the ovary. 1. Outer covering.
1’. Attached border.
2. Central stroma.
3. Peripheral stroma.
4. Blood vessels.
5. Vesicular follicles in their earliest stage.
6, 7, 8. More advanced follicles.
9. An almost mature follicle.
9’. Follicle from which the ovum has escaped.
10. Corpus luteum.
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The ovarian cortex is mostly made of stromal cells with ovarian follicles embedded between them.[4] It is covered by a monolayer of ovarian surface epithelium, a continuum of the peritoneum, which may show a flat, cuboidal or columnar appearance in different areas of the ovary.[4]

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