The ovaric lobule, a histoembryological unit

Abstract

Microscopic study of newborn female ovaries showed a constant and characteristic architectonic pattern on the surface area of the organ cortex. This pattern consisted of units that have been called "ovaric lobules" and that are made up of the various cellular types involved in the formation of the gonad (oocytes, cells derived from surface epithelium and connective-vascular elements). These structural units might be the site where synchronization or coordination for development and maturation of the successive groups of follicles occurs in post-natal life.