See Also: theca interna(medicine)
theca interna cone(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Theca(medicine)
theca(dictionary)
theca vertebralis(medicine)
theca cells(medicine)
theca tendinis(medicine)
theca cordis(medicine)
theca folliculi(medicine)

theca interna (medicine)


theca interna -->
tunica interna thecae folliculi
<embryology> The inner cellular and vascular layer of the vesicular ovarian follicle.

There is evidence that the epithelioid cells produce oestrogen and contribute to the formation of the corpus luteum after ovulation.

Synonym: theca interna.