theca cell layer
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000155
A layer of the ovarian follicle that consists of theca cells. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: ovary theca, thecal cell layer, theca cell layer of ovarian follicle, theca of follicle, layer of theca cells
Term info
- EMAPA:35636
- SCTID:361385000
- FMA:18656
- TAO:0001113
- MA:0001712
- EFO:0003629
- Wikipedia:Theca_of_follicle
- ZFA:0001113
- BTO:0002853
efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
The theca folliculi are responsible for the production of testosterone from androstenedione in females, and indirectly the production of estrogens by supplying the neighboring granulosa cells with androstenedione that can then be used as a substrate for aromatase. [Wikipedia:Theca_of_follicle]
ovarian theca, theca folliculi, thecal cell layers
uberon
UBERON:0000155
Theca folliculi
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- cell layer and part of some ovarian follicle and composed primarily of some theca cell
- reproductive structure
- cell layer
- mesoderm-derived structure
- composed primarily of some theca cell
- part of some ovarian follicle