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

References

• CALOHA:TS-1246
• EMAPA:35634
• MA:0002991
• NCIT:C33638
• UMLS:C0737271
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroma_of_ovary_%28animal_tissue%29_of_ovary
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0737271
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/259306002

Ontology

Cell Ontology