Anatomy

Theca Cells

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.

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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.

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13 entry terms
  • Ovarian Interstitial Cells
  • Cell, Ovarian Interstitial
  • Cell, Theca
  • Cells, Ovarian Interstitial
  • Cells, Theca
  • Interstitial Cell, Ovarian
  • Interstitial Cells, Ovarian
  • Ovarian Interstitial Cell
  • Theca Cell
  • Theca Externa
  • Theca Interna
  • Externa, Theca
  • Interna, Theca

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

78(75); was see under GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE 1975-77; OVARIAN INTERSTITIAL CELLS was see under OVARY 1975-77

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  1. A05w.360w.319w.114w.630w.535w.400
  2. A06w.300w.312w.497w.535w.600
  3. A11w.329w.850

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Theca Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013799. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013799
  2. Theca Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101003314