Renewal of Leydig cells in the neonatal and adult monkey: a radioautographic study.
The populations of interstitial cells in the testis of three 2-3 month old monkeys and of three 5-6 years old adults (Macaca fascicularis) were analyzed: percentage, mitotic index and labeling index after 3H-thymidine injection. In the young monkey and the adult well differentiated Leydig cells incorporate the precursor as fibroblast-like cells. This demonstrates their ability of renewal.
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D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001345:Autoradiography; D002452:Cell Count; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D007985:Leydig Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008251:Macaca / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008938:Mitosis; D013936:Thymidine
D013936:Thymidine