Abstract
The production of a fertilizable ovum is a protracted process spanning the embryonic, post-natal, prepubertal and sexually mature life of the mammalian female. In Figure 1.1 the life history of the rat ovum is depicted schematically on the background of ontogenetic development.
Humbly dedicated to the memory of Professor Bernhard Zondek (1881–1966), one of the founders of reproductive endocrinology, and a pioneer of modern obstetrics and gynaecology, in Jerusalem, Israel.
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