The works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 (of 4)
CHAPTER I.
THE RIPE OVARIAN OVUM, pp. 213-221.
Structure of ripe ovum. Atrophy of germinal vesicle. The extrusion of its membrane and absorption of its contents. Oellacher's observations on the germinal vesicle. Götte's observations. Kleinenberg's observations. General conclusions on the fate of the germinal vesicle. Germinal disc.