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TESTICULAR INTERSTITIAL CELLS
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Descriptor
English
:
Leydig Cells
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Células Intersticiales del Testículo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Células Intersticiais do Testículo
Synonyms
English
:
Interstitial Cells, Testicular
Testicular Interstitial Cells
Tree Number:
A05.360.444.849.513
A06.407.312.782.513
A11.593
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse X ref interstitial
cells
here with interstitial
cells
of
connective tissue
( =
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
CELLS)
History Note
English
:
68(64)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
8161
Unique Identifier:
D007985
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