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Descriptor English:

Ovary

Descriptor Spanish:

Ovario

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	ovario
Scope note:	Órgano reproductor (GÓNADAS) femenino. En los vertebrados, el ovario contiene dos partes funcionales: el FOLÍCULO OVÁRICO para la producción de células germinales femeninas (OOGÉNESIS); y las células endocrinas (CÉLULAS DE LA GRANULOSA, CÉLULAS TECALES y CÉLULAS LÚTEAS) para la producción de ESTRÓGENOS y PROGESTERONA.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Ovário

Descriptor French:

Ovaire

Entry term(s):

Ovaires

Tree number(s):

A05.360.319.114.630
A05.360.576.497
A06.300.312.497

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010053

Scope note:

The reproductive organ (GONADS) in female animals. In vertebrates, the ovary contains two functional parts: the OVARIAN FOLLICLE for the production of female germ cells (OOGENESIS); and the endocrine cells (GRANULOSA CELLS; THECA CELLS; and LUTEAL CELLS) for the production of ESTROGENS and PROGESTERONE.

Annotation:

OVARY, PLANT is also available; /surg permitted but is probably OVARIECTOMY; /abnorm: agenesis or dysgenesis: coord OVARY /abnorm (IM) with GONADAL DYSGENESIS (IM); /cytol: consider also THECA CELLS; inflammation = OOPHORITIS; polycystic ovary, sclerocystic ovary = POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie