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Leydig cell
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A Leydig cell is a testosterone-secreting cell in the interstitial area, between the seminiferous tubules, in the testis. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12050120 ]
Term info
Label
Leydig cell
Synonyms
- interstitial cell of Leydig
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Note that the Amphibian Anatomy Ontology (AA) has a class 'leydig cells' but this is unrelated
has broad synonym
interstitial cell
has obo namespace
cell