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Leydig cells produce a group of hormones called

A

Androgens

B

Estrogens

C

Aldosterone

D

Gonadotropins

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Androgens include a group of male sex hormones most important of which is testosterone. These are secreted by endocrine interstitial cells (also called Leydig cells) of testes under the stimulation of ICSH of adenohypophysis.
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