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OVARIAN INTERSTITIAL CELLS
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Theca Cells
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Células Tecales
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Células Tecais
Synonyms
English
:
Ovarian Interstitial Cells
Tree Number:
A05.360.319.114.630.535.400
A06.407.312.497.535.600
A11.329.850
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Ovarian Follicle
History Note
English
:
78(75); was see under GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE 1975-77; OVARIAN INTERSTITIAL CELLS was see under OVARY 1975-77
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
14177
Unique Identifier:
D013799
Occurrence in VHL
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