Leydig Cells

"Leydig Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D007985
MeSH Number(s)	A05.360.444.849.513 A06.407.312.782.513 A11.382.906 A11.436.513
Concept/Terms	Leydig Cells Leydig Cells Cells, Leydig Testicular Interstitial Cells Interstitial Cells, Testicular Cell, Testicular Interstitial Cells, Testicular Interstitial Interstitial Cell, Testicular Testicular Interstitial Cell

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Leydig Cells".

Anatomy [A]
Urogenital System [A05]
Genitalia [A05.360]
Genitalia, Male [A05.360.444]
Testis [A05.360.444.849]
Leydig Cells [A05.360.444.849.513]
Endocrine System [A06]
Endocrine Glands [A06.407]
Gonads [A06.407.312]
Testis [A06.407.312.782]
Leydig Cells [A06.407.312.782.513]
Cells [A11]
Endocrine Cells [A11.382]
Leydig Cells [A11.382.906]
Epithelial Cells [A11.436]
Leydig Cells [A11.436.513]

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