Endocrine function of the postmenopausal ovary.
The ovaries of postmenopausal women are smaller than those of premenopausal women and consist primarily of stromal cells. These cells have receptors for, and respond to, gonadotropins and secrete testosterone and lesser amounts of other androgens and estrogens. The ovaries of some postmenopausal women contain P-450 aromatase and secrete estradiol. There is little evidence that inhibins A or B are secreted by postmenopausal ovaries.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655-0321, USA. christopher.longcope@umassmed.edu
D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007265:Inhibins / Q000378:metabolism; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology*; D017698:Postmenopause
D000728:Androgens; D004967:Estrogens; D006728:Hormones; D007265:Inhibins; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone