6 Questions
What is the process called when antral follicles develop to advanced stages due to FSH?
Cyclic recruitment
Which factor is suggested to play a significant role in regulating the process of early follicle development and atresia?
Members of the TGF-β superfamily
What happens to the vast majority of the recruited primordial follicles during the process of initial recruitment?
Become atretic and do not reach the antral stage
Which hormone promotes the transition from the pre-antral to the antral stage and onwards?
FSH
When do antral follicles escape apoptosis during the menstrual cycle?
During perimenstrual rise of FSH levels
What allows antral follicles to become gonadotropin-independent and continue to grow?
Perimenstrual FSH rise
Explore the process of follicular growth starting with the transition of primordial follicles into the antral follicle stage. Learn about the continuous and random nature of initial recruitment that occurs from long before puberty until menopause.
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