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Leydig Anat.|ˈlaɪdɪg|
The name of Franz von Leydig (1821–1908), German anatomist, used attrib., in the possessive, and with of- adjunct to designate various anatomical structures described by or associated with him, esp. the interstitial cell of the testis, a large, polyhedral cell occurring in large numbers in the connective tissue around the seminiferous tubules and believed to be the site of androgen production in the testis.
1904Amer. Jrnl. Anat. III. 167 (heading) The embryonic development of the interstitial cells of Leydig. Ibid., Boll..believed that Leydig's cells composed the walls of capillaries. 1936Neal & Rand Compar. Anat. xii. 448 The interstitial Leydig cells of the testis. 1956Nature 21 Jan. 144/1 In all cases the Leydig cell cytoplasm of the interstitium had become sprinkled with lipid droplets. 1962Gray's Anat. (ed. 33) 1522 The interstitial cells of the testis (cells of Leydig) are large polyhedral cells lying in the connective tissue between the seminiferous tubules. |