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What hormones do interstitial cells produce?


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Interstitial cells:

  1. Interstitial cells are present in male testes and are also called Sertoli cells.
  2. These are the cells that lies in the space between the functional cells of a tissue.
  3. These cells are mainly responsible for secreting androgens, primarily testosterone hormone.

Hence, interstitial cells produce testesterone.

Sertoli cells are found in:

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