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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: Climacteric. 2011 Aug 24;15(1):82–92. doi: 10.3109/13697137.2011.571321

Table 1.

Immunohistochemical localization of androgenic enzymes (P450c17, 3βHSD) and accessory protein (cytb5) in ovarian follicles

Stain Primordial/primary Early secondary (<150 μm) Advanced secondary (>150 μm)
Antral
Early atretic
Advanced atretic
Secondary interstitial cells
GC TC GC TC GC TC GC TC
P450c17 + ++ ++ + +
Cytb5 ++ +++ +++ ++ ++
3βHSD + +/− +/−

GC, granulosa cells; TC, theca interna cells