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Anatomy [A] » Urogenital System [A05] » Genitalia » Genitalia, Male » Testis » Leydig Cells
Anatomy [A] » Endocrine System [A06] » Endocrine Glands » Gonads » Testis » Leydig Cells
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Endocrine Cells » Leydig Cells
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Epithelial Cells » Leydig Cells
Description
Steroid-producing cells in the interstitial tissue of the TESTIS. They are under the regulation of PITUITARY HORMONES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; or interstitial cell-stimulating hormone. TESTOSTERONE is the major androgen (ANDROGENS) produced. MeSH
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