Organ or Tissue Function
vitellogenesis
[ vi-tel-oh-jen-uh-sis, vahy- ]
Subclass of:
Oogenesis
Definitions related to vitellogenesis:
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The active production and accumulation of VITELLINS (egg yolk proteins) in the non-mammalian OOCYTES from circulating precursors, VITELLOGENINS. Vitellogenesis usually begins after the first MEIOSIS and is regulated by estrogenic hormones.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The production of yolk. Yolk is a mixture of materials used for embryonic nutrition.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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