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. 2017 May 24;97(3):995–1043. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00018.2016

Table 2.

Aromatase presence in adult male reproductive tract tissues

Species Tissues Reference Nos.
Mouse Whole testis, Leydig cell, immature germ cell, spermatozoa 67, 121, 247, 330, 496, 724
Rat Whole testis, Leydig cell, immature germ cell, spermatozoa, epididymal epithelium 34a, 78, 85, 86, 110, 238, 239, 282, 328, 329, 377, 388, 404, 405, 528, 533, 545, 551, 591, 630, 681, 686, 687, 688, 692, 699, 734, 735, 736, 744, 760
Dog Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, immature germ cell 546, 733
Monkey Immature germ cell, Leydig cell, immature germ cell 545, 692
Human Immature germ cell, spermatozoa, epithelium of efferent ductule, epithelium of proximal epididymis 22, 24, 54, 93, 94, 111, 114, 117, 323, 382, 383, 384, 572, 600, 639, 692
Bird Leydig cell, immature germ cell, spermatozoa 226, 378, 698
Fish Total testis analysis, Leydig cell, immature germ cell Dogfish (S. acanthias) (60, 156), European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (75, 160, 250), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (358), Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (357), sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii) (396)
Amphibian Total testis analysis 376, 510
Turtle Total testis analysis 245, 552
Bear Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, immature germ cell 318, 511, 690
Deer Leydig cell 277
Boar Leydig cell 145, 146, 149, 150, 224, 467, 732
Bull Total testis analysis 704
Ram Total testis analysis, Leydig cell 570, 615, 704
Stallion Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, immature germ cell, epididymis 14, 193, 282, 288, 399, 400, 643
Bat Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, germ cells 50
Squirrel Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, germ cells 412, 567
Bank vole Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, immature germ cell 68, 223, 362, 616