"Theca Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D013799
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.319.114.630.535.400 A06.407.312.497.535.600 A11.329.850
|
| Concept/Terms |
Theca Cells- Theca Cells
- Cell, Theca
- Cells, Theca
- Theca Cell
- Ovarian Interstitial Cells
- Cell, Ovarian Interstitial
- Cells, Ovarian Interstitial
- Interstitial Cell, Ovarian
- Interstitial Cells, Ovarian
- Ovarian Interstitial Cell
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Theca Cells".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Theca Cells".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Theca Cells" by people in this website by year, and whether "Theca Cells" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Theca Cells" by people in Profiles.
-
Ovarian cell-mediated immune response to Salmonella enteritidis infection in laying hens (Gallus domesticus). Poult Sci. 2004 Jun; 83(6):997-1002.
-
Changes in the localization of MHC class II positive cells in hen ovarian follicles during the processes of follicular growth, postovulatory regression and atresia. Reproduction. 2001 Jun; 121(6):953-7.
-
Immunolocalization of MHC-II+ cells in the ovary of immature, young laying and old laying hens Gallus domesticus. J Reprod Fertil. 1999 Jul; 116(2):385-9.
-
Effects of ageing and oestrogen on the localization of immunoglobulin-containing cells in the chicken ovary. J Reprod Fertil. 1998 Sep; 114(1):11-6.