defolliculate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ follicle +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

defolliculate (third-person singular simple present defolliculates, present participle defolliculating, simple past and past participle defolliculated)

1. To remove the follicles (from)
   • 2015 October 24, “The Direct Actions of GABA, 2’-Methoxy-6-Methylflavone and General Anaesthetics at β3γ2L GABA A Receptors: Evidence for Receptors with Different Subunit Stoichiometries”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Removed ovary lobes were divided into small sections and treated with 2 mg/mL Collagenase A (Boehringer Mannheim, Indianapolis, IN, USA) in OR2 buffer for at least an hour to defolliculate the oocytes.

Related terms

• defolliculation