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Seminiferous Tubule

Schematic diagram to illustrate the essential structure of the spermatogenic epithelium, its relation to the Leydig cells and interstitial space, and the manner in which the Sertoli cells determine the architecture of germ cell differentiation, as they progress from the tubule-enclosing basement membrane to the place of mature spermatozoa release in the tubule lumen (below).

Reference

pubmed/22553488 | PMC3341244 | Spermatogenesis


Damien Hunter, Ravinder Anand-Ivell, Sandra Danner and Richard Ivell

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