granulosa cell


gran·u·lo·sa cell

a cell of the membrana granulosa lining the vesicular ovarian follicle that becomes a granulosa lutein of the corpus luteum after ovulation.

gran·u·lo·sa cell

(gran'yū-lō'să sel) A cell of the membrana granulosa lining the vesicular ovarian follicle that becomes a luteal cell of the corpus luteum after ovulation.

granulosa cell

One of the many cuboidal cells that surround and nurture the maturing oocyte. See: follicular cell (2)See also: cell