Transcriptome profiling of the theca interna in transition from small to large antral ovarian follicles.

The theca interna layer of the ovarian follicle forms during the antral stage of follicle development and lies adjacent to and directly outside the follicular basal lamina. It supplies androgens and communicates with the granulosa cells and the oocyte by extracellular signaling. To better understand...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Hatzirodos, Katja Hummitzsch, Helen F Irving-Rodgers, Raymond J Rodgers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4022581?pdf=render