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SITES OF STEROID PRODUCTION IN THE POLYCYSTIC OVARY
Author(s) -
Biggs J. S. G.,
Thomas Frances J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb00935.x
Subject(s) - androstenedione , polycystic ovary , ovary , steroid , stromal cell , medullary cavity , biology , endocrinology , medicine , hormone , androgen , insulin resistance , insulin
Summary Tissue culture of slices of polycystic ovaries shows that androstenedione and oestradiol are mostly produced by the cortical, cyst‐containing portions, with little steroid production in vitro by medullary stromal tissues.