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Leydig's cells
Associated persons:
Franz von Leydig
Description:
Morphologically characteristic interstitial cells of the testes that produce the male sex hormone testosterone.
Bibliography:
- F. von Leydig:
Zur Anatomie der männlichen Geschlechtsorgane und Analdrüsen der Säugethiere.
Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 1850, 2: 1-57.
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