abstract:The ovarian surface epithelium, also called the germinal epithelium of Waldeyer, is a layer of simple squamous-to-cuboidal epithelial cells covering the ovary.
By usingtheconcept of "germinalepithelium", the researches on the gonadaldevelopmentofPisces, Aves andMammalia were unifying to some extent then their characters were convenient forcompared.