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Leydig cells Cells that make up the endocrine tissue of the testis and produce testosterone. They are named for Franz von Leydig (1821–1908), the German professor of anatomy who first identified them. Mentioned in: Klinefelter Syndrome Leydig cells, n.pr the cells of the interstitial tissue of the testes that secrete testosterone. |
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In treated male fetuses (n = 11), testis weight was significantly reduced (32%), as were the numbers of Sertoli cells (34% reduction), Leydig cells (37% reduction), and gonocytes (44% reduction), compared with control fetuses (n = 8). CGY-25 stimulates the secretion of a male sex hormone in the Leydig cells for the natural treatment of testosterone deficiency. 2002) and even the post-transcriptional expression of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR) in mouse testicular Leydig cells (Walsh et al. |
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