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Biallelic inactivation of the LHCGR causes Leydig cell hypoplasia (LCH, OMIM#238320) that leads to male disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD).

Novel Compound Heterozygous Variants in the LHCGR Gene in a Genetically Male Patient with Female External Genitalia

Ameliorative effects of curcumin on the structural parameters of seminiferous tubules and Leydig cells in metronidazole-treated mice: a stereological approach.

The Impact of Echium Amoenum Distillate, on Naturally Boosting Fertility: Potential Ameliorative Role in Male Mice Reproductive Parameters

The submucosa is similar to the small intestine, composed of loose fibrous connective tissue containing many hemolymphatic vessels and Leydig cells and superficial aggregations of hemocytes.

HISTOLOGY ATLAS AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE QUEEN CONCH LOBATUS GIGAS

In this study, we demonstrated that purinergic and nitrergic systems interact in mice Leydig cells. Our results show that the purinergic current amplitudes were not directly modulated by NO produced in basal conditions but that activation of NOS with L-arginine modified the ATP-induced current.

Nitric oxide modulates ATP-evoked currents in mouse Leydig cells

The Leydig cells (arrows) were strongly immune-stained for StAR.

Effects of nandrolone decanoate on expression of steroidogenic enzymes in the rat testis

Caption: Figure 4: Nests of Leydig cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and round nuclei; H&E at 400x.

Frozen Section Diagnostic Pitfalls of Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor with Heterologous Elements

Furthermore, leptin treatment of adult ob/ob males corrects their sterility, an effect that is mediated at least partly by a normalization in testicular weight, spermatogenesis, and Leydig cells morphology [42].

Adipokines in Semen: Physiopathology and Effects on Spermatozoas

The authors of this study conclude that a hypogonadal state or Leydig cell failure can be induced with zinc deficiency altering testicular steroidogenesis.

An Assessment of Testosterone and its Essential Metabolites for Prostate Cancer Risk

To ensure that inherent toxicity of our tested chemicals and their mixtures did not induce a downturn in testosterone synthesis, thereby confounding any genuine anti-androgenic effects, we assessed the functional integrity of the testosterone-producing Leydig cell population by immunolabeling of cytochrome P450 (CYP11A1), a key enzyme of the androgen biosynthesis pathway.

Endocrine disruption in human fetal testis explants by individual and combined exposures to selected pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and environmental pollutants

The researchers reasoned that the direct conversion of adult skin cells into Leydig cells would be a faster, safer regenerative medicine approach.

Stem cell strategy for boosting testosterone levels tested in rodents

Cecchetto et al., "Ovarian Sertoli Leydig cell tumours in children and adolescents: an analysis of the European Cooperative Study Group on pediatric rare tumors (EXPeRT)," European Journal of Cancer, vol.

Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor with Concurrent Rhabdomyosarcoma: Three Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

TABLE 1: Serum testosterone level and the number of Leydig cells were determined in the intact, diabetic-saline (Dia-Sa), diabetic-insulin (Dia-Ins), diabetic-omega3 (Dia-omg3), and diabetic-insulin-omega3 (Dia-Ins-omg3) groups, 35 days after the onset of DM.

Do Insulin Replacement and Omega3 Protect the Male Reproductive Function of the Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice?