Theca Cells
"Theca Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D013799
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.319.114.630.535.400 A06.407.312.497.535.600 A11.329.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Theca Cells- Theca Cells
- Cell, Theca
- Cells, Theca
- Theca Cell
- Ovarian Interstitial Cells
- Cell, Ovarian Interstitial
- Cells, Ovarian Interstitial
- Interstitial Cell, Ovarian
- Interstitial Cells, Ovarian
- Ovarian Interstitial Cell
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Theca Cells" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Xiong Y, Si Y, Quan R, Huo X, Chen J, Xu J, Jiang Z, Xu F, Liu R, Fu Q. hUMSCs restore ovarian function in POI mice by regulating GSK3?-mediated mitochondrial dynamic imbalances in theca cells. Sci Rep. 2024 08 16; 14(1):19008.