Leydig cell

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Noun

Leydig cell - a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosteroneLeydig's cellcell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

Leydig cell

[′lī·dig ‚sel] (histology) One of the interstitial cells of the testes; thought to produce androgen.

Leydig cell

The testosterone-secreting cell of the testis which is located in clusters in the interstitium between the seminiferous tubules. Leydig cells are large and have centrally located nuclei, eosinophilic cytoplasm and numerous lipid-filled cytoplasmic vacuoles.
Function
Male sexual differentiation, pubertal androgenisation, support for fertility.

Physiology
Secrete testosterone, androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in response to central (pituitary) stimulation by luteinising hormone, which activates cholesterol desmolase.

Leydig cell

(lī′dĭg) [Franz von Leydig, Ger. anatomist, 1821–1908] One of the interstitial cells in the testes that produce testosterone.

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Related to Leydig cell: spermatogenesis, Leydig cell tumor

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Synonyms for Leydig cell

noun a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone

Synonyms

Leydig's cell

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