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adj. - Of or relating to or constituting a small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

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  • These flattened cells from the ovarian follicle and, therefore, called follicular cells.
  • Mature, peripheral B cells in the mouse can be subdivided into B-2, also called follicular B
  • Rassman says each follicle (referred to as a follicular unit) contains anywhere from one to five hairs.
  • The first half of the menstrual cycle, called the follicular phase, begins with pulses of GnRH, about one pulse every ninety minutes.
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