Preferred Label : theca cells;
MeSH definition : The flattened stroma cells forming a sheath or theca outside the basal lamina lining
the mature OVARIAN FOLLICLE. Thecal interstitial or stromal cells are steroidogenic,
and produce primarily ANDROGENS which serve as precusors of ESTROGENS in the GRANULOSA
CELLS.;
MeSH synonym : cell, theca; theca cell; ovarian interstitial cell; cells, ovarian interstitial; cell, ovarian interstitial; cells, theca; ovarian interstitial cells; interstitial cell, ovarian; interstitial cells, ovarian;
Related MeSH term : theca interna; theca externa; Interna, Theca; Externa, Theca;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theca cells;
Origin ID : D013799;
UMLS CUI : C0039748;
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The flattened stroma cells forming a sheath or theca outside the basal lamina lining
the mature OVARIAN FOLLICLE. Thecal interstitial or stromal cells are steroidogenic,
and produce primarily ANDROGENS which serve as precusors of ESTROGENS in the GRANULOSA
CELLS.
