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cell (Enemy combatants), noun enemy group, exxremist group, rebel organization, saboteurs, subversives, unnerground extremists
Associated concepts: enemy combatants, justice courts, miliiary tribunals, Patriotic Act, prison cells, sleeper cell, terrorist cell
cell (jail), noun cage, cella, chamber, compartment, confined room, confinement, cubicle, cubiculum, enclosed cage, incarceration, jailhouse, penitentiary, pound, prison, prison house, small cavity, small room, solitary abode
See also: chamber, jail, penitentiary, prison

CELL. A small room in a prison. See Dungeon.



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Testosterone is a steroid hormone secreted from the Leydig cells of the testes that has both anabolic and anticatabolic effects upon muscle tissue.
Leydig cells produce testosterone, and Sertoli cells nurture developing sperm cells.
Human Leydig cells have lower numbers of LH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH), and prolactin receptors per cell than rodent Leydig cells, which may translate into a reduced sensitivity of response to ligands for these receptors.
 
 
 
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