Follicle Structure Influences the Availability of Oxygen to the Oocyte in Antral Follicles
Figure 5
(a) Mean O2 concentration at the surface of the COC versus follicle radius for (A) the COC incorporated into the follicle wall, (B) the COC resting on the inner boundary of the follicle wall, (C) the COC a distance of one radius (rC) away from the follicle wall, and (D) the COC at the centre of the follicle wall. (b) The ratio of mean O2 concentration at the surface of the COC to mean follicular fluid (FF) O2 concentration plotted against follicle radius for the cases when the COC is explicitly included in modelling (cases B–D).
