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  • Title: Leydig cell types in primary testicular disorders.
    Author: Paniagua R, Nistal M, Bravo MP.
    Journal: Hum Pathol; 1984 Feb; 15(2):181-90. PubMed ID: 6141991.
    Abstract:
    Ultrastructural study of testicular biopsy specimens from 67 adults with primary testicular disorders (Klinefelter's syndrome, XX male syndrome, Del Castillo's syndrome, and cryptorchidism) revealed the following four Leydig cell types: 1) normal or nearly normal Leydig cells with abundant smooth endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria with tubular cristae, lipid droplets, and Reinke's crystals; 2) abnormally differentiated Leydig cells without either lipid droplets or Reinke's crystals but with altered mitochondria, concentric unfenestrated cisternae of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and both paracrystalline and filamentous inclusions; 3) multivacuolated Leydig cells containing abundant lipid droplets; and 4) immature Leydig cells with scarce development of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, and numerous cytoplasmic microfilaments. Abnormally differentiated Leydig cells might represent dysgenetic cells, whereas immature, normal, and vacuolated Leydig cells might represent three progressive stages in the Leydig cell cycle (undifferentiated, mature, and old involuting Leydig cells). An inverse correlation between the proportion of abnormal Leydig cells and testosterone levels was observed in each of these testicular disorders.
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