ABOG Reproductive Endocrinology And Infertility Practice Questions - ABOG Reproductive Endocrinology And Infertility Subspecialty Certifying Examination Exam

The two-cell two-gonadotropin theory of estrogen synthesis in the ovary describes which steroidogenic pathway?

Theca cells use FSH to produce androgens, granulosa cells use LH to aromatize to estradiol Theca cells use LH to produce androgens (testosterone, androstenedione), which diffuse to granulosa cells where FSH stimulates aromatase to convert androgens to estradiol Granulosa cells produce androgens via LH, theca cells aromatize via FSH All steroidogenesis occurs in a single cell type

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Theca cells use LH to produce androgens (testosterone, androstenedione), which diffuse to granulosa cells where FSH stimulates aromatase to convert androgens to estradiol

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