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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:  
chemistry classification
cytology drug effects
enzymology immunology
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
parasitology radiography
radiation effects radionuclide imaging
secretion transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   14177 
Unique Identifier:   D013799 

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