"Polar Bodies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Minute cells produced during development of an OOCYTE as it undergoes MEIOSIS. A polar body contains one of the nuclei derived from the first or second meiotic CELL DIVISION. Polar bodies have practically no CYTOPLASM. They are eventually discarded by the oocyte. (from King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D059705
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490.690.680.500 A11.497.497.600.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Polar Bodies- Polar Bodies
- Bodies, Polar
- Body, Polar
- Polar Body
- Polar Cells
- Cell, Polar
- Cells, Polar
- Polar Cell
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