A supporting cell that is part of the ovary and differentiates into a granulosa cell. A pre-granulosa cell develops from an early supporting gonadal cell by repressing testis determination, which can then proliferate to form primordial follicles. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33970370 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32759216 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38178246 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17639032 ]
Synonyms: pregranulosa cell ovarian pregranulosa cell
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- supporting cell
- develops into some granulosa cell
- part of some ovary
- directly develops into some granulosa cell