NALT

Preferred term

Leydig cells

Topic

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 produced.

cells
testes

testicular interstitial cells

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

21296

Spanish

células de Leydig
células intersticiales testiculares

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/23472

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 4/8/14