Assessment of testicular testosterone production and Leydig cell structure.
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Assessment of testicular testosterone production and Leydig cell structure.
Advances in two techniques have made the problem of assessing the acute and/or chronic effects of toxic agents on Leydig cell structure and testosterone synthesis and secretion amenable to study. First, in vitro testicular perfusion has been perfected to a point where it closely resembles in situ testosterone secretion. Second, now it is possible to quantify the proportion of Leydig cell cytopl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.813819