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Leydig cells

Friday 13 June 2003

Immunochemistry

- astrocyte and oligodendrocyte marker molecules

Anomalies

- Leydig cell agenesis
- Leydig cell hypoplasia
- Leydig cell hyperplasia

References

- Leydig cells of the human testis possess astrocyte and oligodendrocyte marker molecules. Davidoff MS, Middendorff R, Köfüncü E, Müller D, Jezek D, Holstein AF. Acta Histochem. 2002;104(1):39-49. PMID: 11993850

- Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity in adrenocortical and Leydig cells of the Syrian golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Maunoury R, Portier MM, Léonard N, McCormick D. J Neuroimmunol. 1991 Dec;35(1-3):119-29. PMID: 1720132