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PLATE NUMBER

STAGE

TIME

ORIENTATION

IMAGE

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Oocyte maturation

Germinal vesicle breakdown

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Animal

Vegetal

Animal-vegetal section

Oocyte maturation

In this phase, the breakdown of the germinal vesicle continues. Signs of dissolution of the basal nuclear envelope has become apparent.