Morphometric analysis of leydig cells in the normal rat testis

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1980, Pages 340-354

  Mori, Hiroshi ^a,b   Kent Christensen, A ^a,c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Morphometry; Rats; Smooth endoplasmic reticulum; Testis

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; RAT;

ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; ORGANOIDS; RATS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TESTIS;

EID: 0018842861     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.84.2.340     Document Type: Article

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