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Differentiation of the Adult Leydig Cell Population in the Postnatal Testis1
1 Sept 2001
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Five main cell types are present in the Leydig cell lineage, namely the mesenchymal precursor cells, progenitor cells, newly formed adult Leydig cells, immature Leydig cells, and mature Leydig cells. Peritubular mesenchymal cells are the precursors to Leydig cells at the onset of Leydig cell differentiation in the prepubertal rat as well as in the adult rat during repopulation of the testis interstitium after...
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