Hypersecretion of androstenedione by isolated thecal cells from polycystic ovaries
Gilling-Smith C;Willis DS;Beard RW;Franks S;;
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism1994Vol. 79pp. -
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c1994thehypersecretion
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis that hypersecretion of ovarian androgens in polycystic ovary syndrome results from an intrinsic abnormality of androgen biosynthesis by thecal cells. Steroid accumulation by human thecal cells from normal and polycystic ovaries (PCO-theca) was exam …