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tubes or cords, first described by Pfliiger (Fig. 47). Their greatest 

 number is at the time of birth ; from this time to the meno- 





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FIG. 46. Ovary of adult woman. Section through the superficial part of cortical substance 

 Highly magnified. (Chiarugi.) c, ovarian or germinal epithelium ; /, primary ovarian follicles ; s 

 cortical stroma ; a, albuginea. 



FIG. 47. Section of ovary of new-born infant. Much magnified. (Waldeyer.) a, germinal epithelium 

 which is growing inwards at 6, to form an egg-tube of Pfliiger ; c, c, ovocytes in the germinal 

 epithelium ; d, d, tubes of Pfliiger which are resolving themselves into groups or cell-nests ; e, e, 

 cell-nests, very voluminous, with several ovocytes surrounded by follicular cells ; /, primary 

 Oraafian follicle ; g, g, blood-vessels. 



pause there is no formation of new follicles, but a continual 

 and progressive disappearance of them due to degenerative pro- 

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