Cell
theca cell
the·ca cell
Subclass of:
Connective Tissue Cells; Ovarian Follicle
Definitions related to theca cell:
  • An endocrine cell located in the ovary that functions to produce androgens for estrogen biosynthesis and provide structural support during oocyte maturation.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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