Leydig cell micronodules are a common finding in testicular biopsies from men with impaired spermatogenesis and are associated with decreased testosterone/LH ratio

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 378-386

  Holm, Mette ^a   Meyts, Ewa Rajpert De ^a   Andersson, Anna Maria ^a   Skakkebæk, Niels E ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Leydig cell; Leydig cell function; Leydig cell hyperplasia; Male infertility; Spermatogenesis; Testicular biopsy; Testicular function

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL VOLUME; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEREOLOGY; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS CANCER; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0037370254     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.1309     Document Type: Review

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