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Definition of Leydig cell
1. Noun. A cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone.
Definition of Leydig cell
1. Noun. (context: anatomy) One of the interstitial cells, located next to the seminiferous tubules inside the testicle, that produce testosterone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Leydig cell
1. Interstitial cells of the mammalian testis, involved in synthesis of testosterone. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leydig Cell
Literary usage of Leydig cell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Leydig cell Hyperplasia and Tumors. Leydig cells are contained in the interstitial
spaces between seminiferous tubules in the testis. ..."
2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Current studies also include: cell-to-cell communication in the testis; developmental
aspects of Leydig cell maturation; and induction of regulatory ..."
3. Practical Organotherapy: The Internal Secretions in General Practice by Henry Robert Harrower (1922)
"1/16 with Calcium Glycerophosphate and Calcium Phosphorus Co. aa qs Prescribe
Thus: ty Leydig cell Co. (Harrower) No. C. Sig. One qid, ac Physiological ..."
4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... 162, 22 Progesterone interference factor conversion of progesterone to
testosterone in leydig cell (rat), 160, 130 Prolactin actions on RNA and casein ..."
5. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"... secretion is also negatively regulated by Leydig cell steroids (Plant 1986)
and by inhibin, a glycoprotein produced by Sertoli cells. ..."
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