Created at 4:15 a.m. Sep, 25, 2024
Author: medapprentice24
Co-authors: andrewmathias8
Related Note: 1462986796333 3
Rationale for change

The granulosa cells don't convert androstenedione to testosterone. Instead, aromatase in the granulosa cells converts androstenedione to estrone, which then gets converted to estradiol via 17-beta HSD.

Source: page 648 of FA 2024. Specifically, see the diagram depicting hormonal synthesis by granulosa and theca cells.

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