Name the following:
The cells of the testes that produce male hormones.

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Solution

Leydig's cells or interstitial cells:
These are the small group of cells, present between the seminiferous tubule of the tests.
Leydig's cells secrete male reproductive hormones, androgens.
Hence, the cells of testes that produce male hormones are known as Leydig's cells.

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