Reproductive System, Female

Ovary, Follicle - Polyovular

    Narrative
    Ovary - Normal in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study. The two adjacent follicles are distinct; compare with Figure 2.
    Ovary, Follicle - Polyovular in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study. One follicle contains two oocytes, in contrast to the adjacent follicles shown in Figure 1.

    Authors

    Gabrielle Willson, BVMS, Dip RC Path, FRC Path, MRCVS
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Karen Y. Cimon, DVM, MS
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

    Karen S. Regan, DVM, DABT, DACVP
    Pathologist
    Regan Path/Tox Services, Inc.
    Ashland, OH  

    Darlene Dixon, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Fellow, IATP
    Group Leader, Molecular Pathogenesis Group
    National Toxicology Program Laboratory
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC