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Theca lutein cell

Known as: Theca Lutein Cells, Cells, Theca-Lutein, Cells, Small Luteal 
A cell of the corpus luteum that is derived from the inner layer of the sheath surrounding the graafian follicle.
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Luteal Cells

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Androgen receptor and follicle‐stimulating hormone receptor in the pig ovary during the follicular phase of the estrous cycle *
Follicle‐stimulating hormone (FSH) is an important regulator of follicular development. Some effects of FSH on ovarian follicles… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Ontogeny of steroidogenic enzyme gene expression in ovarian theca-interstitial cells in the rat: regulation by a paracrine theca-differentiating factor prior to achieving luteinizing hormone…
The theca cells (TC) first become identifiable in preantral follicles after the granulosa cells (GC) begin to divide. It remains… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effects of follicular cells on oocyte maturation. I: Effects of follicular hemisections on bovine oocyte maturation in vitro.
This study was designed to evaluate the role of follicular cells in the maintenance of meiotic arrest (germinal vesicle [GV… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Contact-dependent intercellular communication of bovine luteal cells in culture.
Mammalian gap junctions permit exchange of nutrients, ions, and regulatory molecules of less than 1.5 kDa among contacting… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Hormonal regulation of free intracellular calcium concentrations in small and large ovine luteal cells.
The second messengers mediating hormonal regulation of the corpus luteum are incompletely defined, particularly for the primary… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Regulation of the corpus luteum by protein kinase C. I. Phosphorylation activity and steroidogenic action in large and small ovine luteal cells.
The activity and steroidogenic action of protein kinase C were evaluated in small and large steroidogenic ovine luteal cells… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Acute effects of prostaglandin F2α on inositol phospholipid hydrolysis in the large and small cells of the bovine corpus luteum
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Cellular composition of the sheep corpus luteum in the mid- and late luteal phases of the oestrous cycle.
Corpora lutea (CL) from naturally cycling Corriedale ewes were obtained in the mid- and late luteal phases of the oestrous cycle… 
Review
1971
Review
1971
Feminizing Gonadal Stromal Tumors: Analysis of the Granulosa-Theca Cell Tumors of the Ovarian Tumor Registry
A study of the last 1800 specimens from the Ovarian Tumor Registry (OTR) has yielded 307 granulosa-theca cell (feminizing gonadal… 
1948
1948
THE DEVELOPMENT AND FATE OF THE CORPUS LUTEUM IN THE VERTEBRATE SERIES
1. Published descriptions of the development of the corpus luteum show that the majority of the luteal cells are derived from the… 
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