Leydign.
/ˈlʌɪdɪɡ/ Anatomy.
Used attributively, in the possessive, and with of- adjunct to designate various anatomical structures described by or associated with Franz von Leydig, 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.
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1904 Amer. Jrnl. Anat. 3 167 (heading) The embryonic development of the interstitial cells of Leydig.
1904 Amer. Jrnl. Anat. 3 167 Boll..believed that Leydig's cells composed the walls of capillaries.
1936 H. V. Neal & H. W. Rand Compar. Anat. xii. 448 The interstitial Leydig cells of the testis.
1956 Nature 21 Jan. 144/1 In all cases the Leydig cell cytoplasm of the interstitium had become sprinkled with lipid droplets.
1962 Gray'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.
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