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ovary stroma

Term ID
UBERON:0006960
Synonyms
  • interstitial tissue of ovary
  • ovarian stroma
  • ovary stroma
  • stroma of the ovary
  • stroma ovarica
  • stroma ovarii
Definition
The stroma of the ovary is a peculiar soft tissue, abundantly supplied with blood vessels, consisting for the most part of spindle-shaped cells with a small amount of ordinary connective tissue. These cells have been regarded by some anatomists as unstriped muscle cells, which, indeed, they most resemble; by others as connective-tissue cells. On the surface of the organ this tissue is much condensed, and forms a layer composed of short connective-tissue fibers, with fusiform cells between them. The stroma of the ovary may contain interstitial cells resembling those of the testis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroma_of_ovary_%28animal_tissue%29_of_ovary
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