The portion of the theca adjacent to the stroma of the OVARY.
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.
The portion of the theca adjacent to the basal lamina of the mature OVARIAN FOLLICLE.
Synonyms: Cell, Ovarian Interstitial, Ovarian Interstitial Cells, Ovarian Interstitial Cell, Theca Cells, Externa, Theca, Interstitial Cell, Ovarian, Interstitial Cells, Ovarian, Cells, Theca, Cells, Ovarian Interstitial, Theca Interna, Theca Externa, Cell, Theca, Interna, Theca, Theca Cell
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78; was see under GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE 1975-77; OVARIAN INTERSTITIAL CELLS was see under OVARY 1975-77 ,78(75); was see under GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE 1975-77; OVARIAN INTERSTITIAL CELLS was see under OVARY 1975-77 ,use THECA CELLS to search OVARIAN INTERSTITIAL CELLS 1975-77
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