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Leydig cell

American  
[lahy-dig] / ˈlaɪ dɪg /
Or Leydig's cell

noun

Anatomy.

  1. any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.

Etymology

Origin of Leydig cell

1900–05; named after F. von Leydig (1821–1908), German physiologist

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They don’t show that inflammation is involved in the atrophy of Leydig cells or do any experiments to establish the mechanism.

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