[Nuclear volume of cells in the stratum granulosum and theca folliculi interna of the largest dominant and atretic tertiary follicles in sheep during the selection process].

According to available literary data, an increased nuclear volume of endocrine gland cells, various structures of the diencephalon and endocrine ovarial structures could be observed when the respective organs and structures were more active; a decreased nuclear volume was revealed when the activity of the respective organ or its structure was suppressed (Mess, 1962; Maracek and Arendarcik, 1976, 1978). Attention was paid to the karyometric analysis of follicular cells of the stratum granulosum (SG) and secretory cells of the theca folliculi interna (TFI) during selection of the dominant ovulatory follicle (DOF). The aim of this study was to determine differences in hte nuclear volumes of the granulosa follicular cells and the secretory cells of the inner theca of the DO1F in comparison with the largest atretic follicles (AF) as well as to verify the use of karyometric variance analysis for the evaluation of the selection process of the dominant ovulatory tertiary follicle.