About Matthew P. Hardy
Lived 1957 – 2007 (aged 49–50). Matthew P. Hardy was an American biologist.
Matthew Phillip Hardy (1957-2007) was an American reproductive biologist who has made fundamental contributions in Leydig cell differentiation and function. In 1990, he joined the Population Council, and became a Senior Scientist several years later.
Hardy's research focus on the origin and development of Leydig cells in the adult mammalian testis, which from stem Leydig cells (SLC) to progenitor Leydig cells (PLC) to immature Leydig cells (ILC) and finally to adult Leydig cells (ALC). He identified this sequence in detail in morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular methodologies. He also revealed the role of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the androgenesis of adult Leydig cells.
He died suddenly after accomplishing the 2007 New York City Marathon.
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Who was Matthew P. Hardy?
American reproductive biologist
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Matthew P. Hardy was born in 1957 in Evanston.
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Matthew P. Hardy died on 4 November 2007 in New York City.
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Matthew P. Hardy was a biologist.
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Matthew P. Hardy was American.
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