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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
A11.382.906
A11.436.513
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
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
8161
Unique Identifier:
D007985
Occurrence in VHL
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