Figure 7.
Maintenance of Leydig cells in absence of SCs. 3βHSD staining (brown) in E15, E18, P1 and adult controls (Cre-) (a to h) and SC-Mdm2−/− (i to p) testes detected Leydig cells. Left panels (low magnification: a, c, e, g for Cre- and i, k, m, o for SC-Mdm2−/−) represent an overview of a representative section of the testes (cartography). Right panels represent high magnifications (b, d, f, h for Cre- and i, k, m, o for SC-Mdm2−/−). Numerous Leydig cells were retrieved in both genotypes at all ages studied. Bars represent 10 μm