Fig. 5. Leydig cells in Dax1-deficient are restricted to the ventral
surface. In situ hybridization for Scc reveals that while Leydig
cells are present on the ventral surface of Dax1-deficient gonads
(B,D) similar to wild-type males (A,C), but decreased in number and
organization. Lateral examination (D) reveals that Leydig cells do not extend
throughout the full ventral to dorsal thickness of the Dax1-deficient
testis (arrow). Immunohistochemistry for Sf1 demonstrates that Sf1-positive
Leydig cells are restricted to the coelomic surface in the
Dax1-deficient testis (above the broken line, F) compared with the
wild-type testis (E). Arrows identify the columns of Leydig cells in wild-type
testis (E).