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, i.e. secrete testosterone.
Adrenomyeloneuropathy is another example of a disease affecting the Leydig cell: the patient's testosterone may fall despite higher-than-normal levels of LH and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
Lateral electrical surface stimulation therapy has been found to cause proliferation of Leydig cells in Rabbits.
History.
History Etymology.
Leydig cells are named after the German anatomist Franz Leydig, who discovered them in 1850.
See also.
- Sertoli cell
- Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour
the ovarian granulosa cell tumor, with the fluid-filled spaces Call-Exner bodies between the granulosa cells.
They are large enough to be seen in an optical microscope and can be visualized using Giemsa, trichrome, Gram, and PAS stains. Reinke crystals are rare in normal testes, but are found in approximately 1/3 of all Leydig cell tumours.
These crystals are named after the German anatomist Friedrich Berthold Reinke.