Medical Definition of Animal pole

1. In most animal oocytes the nucleus is not centrally placed and its position can be used to define two poles. That nearest to the nucleus is the animal pole and the other is the vegetal pole, with the animal vegetal axis between the poles passing through the nucleus. During meiosis of the oocyte the polar bodies are expelled at animal pole. In many eggs there is also a graded distribution of substances along this axis, with pigment granules often concentrated in the animal half and yolk, where present, largely in the vegetal half. (12 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Animal Pole

animal graft
animal group
animal husbandry
animal husbandry
animal identification systems
animal kingdom
animal leg
animal magnetism
animal magnetism
animal material
animal model
animal nature
animal oil
animal order
animal pigment
animal pole (current term)
animal product
animal protein factor
animal psychology
animal psychology
animal rights
animal scientist
animal skin
animal soap
animal starch
animal starch
animal structures
animal stuffer
animal technicians
animal testing

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