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To influence spermatogenesis and sperm maturation, androgen has to be transported from the Leydig cells to the germinal epithelium and epididymis. This article describes extracellular transport and intracellular receptor mechanisms for androgen.
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Hansson, V., Trygstad, O., French, F. et al. Androgen transport and receptor mechanisms in testis and epididymis. Nature 250, 387–391 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250387a0
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