leydig cell in a sentence
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- :Testosterone is produced by Leydig cells, which you might call part of the " sauce " for seminiferous tubule spaghetti.
- The white matter of the brain, the Leydig cells of the testes and the adrenal cortex are the most severely affected systems.
- Those hormones that stimulate emotions include testosterone produced by the Leydig cells, adrenaline and norepinephrine, both produced by the adrenal medulla.
- The most severely affected tissues are the myelin in the central nervous system, the adrenal cortex and the Leydig cells in the testes.
- Physiologic levels of prolactin in males enhance luteinizing hormone-receptors in Leydig cells, resulting in testosterone secretion, which leads to spermatogenesis.
- The difference is attributed to an apparently unique, direct adverse effect of high concentrations of estrogens on the Leydig cells of the testes.
- Leydig cell hypoplasia is caused by genetic mutations in " LHCGR ", a gene which encodes the LH / hCG receptor.
- Their presence is necessary for the normal development and function of the Leydig cells, which are the testosterone-producing cells of the testis.
- Inhibin can bind specifically to testicular interstitial cells throughout development and may be an important regulator of Leydig cell testosterone production or interstitial cell function.
- "' Sertoli Leydig cell tumour "'is a member of the sex cord-stromal tumour group of ovarian and testicular cancers.