| Term: | ovary theca cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | ovary |
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| Synonyms: | ovaries |
| Definition: | Female reproductive organ. The ovary is a bilobed cavitated organ located ventral to the swim bladder. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000403] |
| Name: | theca cell |
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| Synonyms: | theca cells |
| Definition: | A flattened stroma cell 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 precursors of estrogens in the granulosa cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009229] |