The dominant follicle secretes large quantities of estrogen, primarily estradiol, due to high levels of the enzyme CYP19 (aromatase).

Authors

• Person: Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF Organization: National Center for Biotechnology Information
  The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH

Sources

• The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF · National Center for Biotechnology Information via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• estrogen concept
• estradiol concept
• dominant follicle concept