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The mesenchyme arising beneath the germinal epithelium is the origin of which analogous cell types?

  1. Leydig and thecal cells

  2. Spermatogonia and oogonia

  3. Sertoli cells

  4. Sex cords

  5. Granulosa cells
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Mesenchyme arising beneath the germinal epithelium in the testes is the precursor to testicular interstitial cells, or Leydig cells, while in the ovaries it is the precursor to ovarian stroma or thecal cells.

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