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What is cells in the testes that produce testosterone are called?
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∙ 10y ago
Leydig Cells produce testosterone. They are interstitial cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules in the testes and release testosterone when stimulated by lutenising hormone (produced by the pituitary gland.)
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Which cell in the testes are the sources of the hormone testosterone?
Leydig cells produce testosterone in the testes. They are also called interstitial cells.
What produces sperm and secrete testosterone?
In the testes, or testicles, there are a group of cells called the interstitial cells of Leydig. Their main purpose is to produce the hormone testosterone,
What are cells produced in the testes called?
Interstitial cells of Leydig in the testes secrete testosterone.
The interstitial cells of the testes produce?
Testosterone
What glands produce testosterone?
The interstitial cells of the testes produce the hormone testosterone.
What is the function of the interstitial cells of the testes?
testosterone
39 Cells in testes that produce testosterone and secondary sex characteristics?
These are the interstitial cells.
What reproductive organs produce sperm?
Sperm cells are made in organs called testes
What is tissue that produce sperm cells?
Sperm is produced by the testes.Sperm is produced in the testes.
What cell produces testosterone?
Leydig Cells produce testosterone. They are interstitial cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules in the testes and release testosterone when stimulated by lutenising hormone (produced by the pituitary gland.)
What gland secretes sperm?
The pituitary gland secretes FSH and LH. FSH is in charge of stimulating the gonads to produce the gametes (eggs and sperms). However, in males testosterone is needs to produce "good" sperm. LH stimulates a specific group of cells called Leydig cells (intersitial cells) to produce testosterone.
Which part of the male reproductive system produces the hormone called testosterone?
Male reproductive system produces Testosterone. This hormone is produced by the interstitial cells of the testes.
