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Leydig cells

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003743

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003743
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymstesticular interstitial cells
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoCells; Testes
TranslationsSpanish: células de Leydig
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003743",
  "term": "Leydig cells",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "testicular interstitial cells"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cells",
    "testes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "células de Leydig"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/leydig-cells/"
}

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