2013
DOI: 10.1002/ar.22767
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Ovarian Follicular Morphometry of South American Fur Seal Pups (Arctophoca australis)

Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the morphometric characteristics of ovarian follicles and their distribution in the ovarian cortex in South American fur seal pups (Arctophoca australis). Samples were obtained from animals stranded in the Uruguayan Atlantic coast. Ovaries were dissected, fixed, weighed, and processed by standard histological techniques. Ovarian weight increased with pup age and body length. There was an increase in the diameter of the oocytes (22.24 6 0.6 to 68.2 6 5.3 mm), the nuclei (10.… Show more

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