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Leydig cell

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000178

Note that the Amphibian Anatomy Ontology (AA) has a class 'leydig cells' but this is unrelated

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Leydig cell

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definition

A Leydig cell is a testosterone-secreting cell in the interstitial area, between the seminiferous tubules, in the testis.

has exact synonym

interstitial cell of Leydig

has broad synonym

interstitial cell

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl