ovarian in Science. The reproductive organ in female animals that produces eggs and the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. In most vertebrate animals, the ovaries occur in pairs. In mammals, the ovaries contain numerous follicles, which house the developing eggs (oocytes). See more at menstrual cycle, ovulation. The part of a carpel or of a gynoecium made of fused carpels that contains the ovules in a flower.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on 23 February 1947, the organization promotes worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial standards.
ISO 27001 is part of the ISO 2700 standards series and is the specification for Information Security Management System (ISMS). Published in 2005 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and International Electro-technical Commission (IEC), it was formally known as ISO/IEC 27001:2005.