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theca cell

Known as: Theca Cells, Interstitial cell of ovary, Cell, Ovarian Interstitial 
The flattened stroma cells forming a sheath or theca outside the basal lamina lining the mature OVARIAN FOLLICLE. Thecal interstitial or stromal… 
National Institutes of Health

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Benign Ovarian Luteinized ThecomaBenign Ovarian ThecomaConnective and Soft TissueGraafian Follicle

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Localization of androgen receptor and cytochrome P450 aromatase in the follicle and corpus luteum of the porcine ovary.
2001
2001
Estrogenic and antiestrogenic effect of in vitro treatment of follicular cells with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
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
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Expression of P450 17 alpha-hydroxylase and P450aromatase genes in isolated granulosa, theca interna, and theca externa layers of chicken ovarian follicles during follicular growth.
Concentrations of estradiol (E), testosterone (T), and progesterone (P) and levels of the 1.9-kb and 4.0-kb mRNA encoding P450 17… 
1989
1989
Immunohistochemical studies of steroidogenic enzymes (aromatase, 17 alpha-hydroxylase and cholesterol side-chain cleavage cytochromes P-450) in sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Human ovarian theca cells are a source of renin.
Human ovarian follicular fluid contains renin-like activity. In normal women, circulating levels of prorenin, the biosynthetic… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Polycystic ovarian disease: animal models.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Granulosa theca cell tumors in premenarchal girls: A clinical and pathologic study of ten cases
Granulosa theca cell tumor (GTCT) in the premenarche accounted for 7% of all ovarian tumors treated at the Children's Hospital… 
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… 
Review
1960
Review
1960
Ovarian tumors and cysts associated with sexual precocity. Report of 3 cases and review of the literature.
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