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Descriptor English: Leydig Cells
Descriptor Spanish: Células Intersticiales del Testículo
Descriptor células intersticiales del testículo
Entry term(s) célula de Leydig
célula intersticial del testículo
células de Leydig
células intersticiales testiculares
Scope note: Células del tejido intersticial del TESTÍCULO que producen esteroides. Están bajo la regulación de HORMONAS HIPOFISARIAS, HORMONA LUTEINIZANTE u hormona estimulante de las células intersticiales. La TESTOSTERONA es el principal andrógeno (ANDRÓGENOS) producido.
Descriptor Portuguese: Células Intersticiais do Testículo
Descriptor French: Cellules de Leydig
Entry term(s): Cellule de Leydig
Cellule interstitielle du testicule
Cellule interstitielle testiculaire
Cellules interstitielles du testicule
Cellules interstitielles testiculaires
Tree number(s): A05.360.444.849.513
A06.300.312.782.513
A11.382.906
A11.436.513
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007985
Scope note: Steroid-producing cells in the interstitial tissue of the TESTIS. They are under the regulation of PITUITARY HORMONES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; or interstitial cell-stimulating hormone. TESTOSTERONE is the major androgen (ANDROGENS) produced.
Annotation: do not confuse X ref interstitial cells here with interstitial cells of connective tissue ( = CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 8161
Unique ID: D007985
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Cellules de Leydig - Preferred
Concept UI M0012443
Preferred term Cellules de Leydig
Entry term(s) Cellule de Leydig
Cellule interstitielle du testicule
Cellule interstitielle testiculaire
Cellules interstitielles du testicule
Cellules interstitielles testiculaires



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