Leydig cell region of testis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005212
The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS.. [ MESH:A05.360.444.849 ]
Synonyms: interstitium of testis, testis - interstitial, testis interstitial tissue, testis interstitium, interstitium of the testis
Term info
- SCTID:362280005
- EMAPA:18687
- MA:0002713
pheno_slim
uberon
UBERON:0005212
Term relations
- interstitial tissue and part of some testis and composed primarily of some Leydig cell
- interstitial tissue
- anatomical entity
- reproductive structure
- part of some testis
- contributes to morphology of some testis
- part of some Vertebrata
- composed primarily of some Leydig cell