Non-surface epithelium (40x objective lens)


Located in the center of this image, where the three seminiferous tubules come together, is a triangular cluster of Leydig (interstitial) cells, characterized by circular nuclei and pale-staining cytoplasm. These epithelial-cell derivatives produce testosterone.
 
 
Stain = H&E.

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