Cryptorchid human testis after HCG treatment: histological study on Sertoli cells.

Histological studies have been carried out on Sertoli cells in cryptorchid patients after long-term HCG treatment. Morphological studies revealed the absence of differentiation of mature Sertoli cells. This behaviour with the persistence of fibroblast cells in the interstitium after long-term HCG treatment suggests that the morphological action of HCG on the Sertoli cells is closely correlated with the maturation of the Leydig cells, particularly with their androgen production.