Development of fetal and adult Leydig cells

Abstract Background In mammals, two distinct Leydig cell populations, fetal Leydig cells (FLCs) and adult Leydig cells (ALCs), appear in the prenatal and postnatal testis, respectively. Although the functional differences between these cell types have been well described, the developmental relations...

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Main Author: Yuichi Shima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Reproductive Medicine and Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rmb2.12287