Biology GCSE
superovulation
What superovulation means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of superovulation
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Induced by higher doses of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinising hormone, prompting ovaries to develop multiple mature follicles simultaneously for egg retrieval.
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