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File:Testis-descent_end.jpg|labelled end image of animation of testis descent
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File:Testis_histology.jpg|adult testis histology overview
File:Testis_histology.jpg|adult testis histology overview
File:Testis_histology_1.jpg|adult testis histology
File:Testis_histology_1.jpg|adult testis histology seminiferous tubules
File:Testis_histology_2.jpg|adult testis histology
File:Testis_histology_2.jpg|adult testis histology seminiferous tubule


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[[Category:Testis]] [[Category:Genital]] [[Category:Primordial Germ Cell]]
[[Category:Testis]] [[Category:Genital]] [[Category:Primordial Germ Cell]]

Revision as of 12:38, 22 March 2010

Introduction

Historic testis drawing

The male gonad is the testis. The initial difference in male and female gonad development are dependent on testis-determining factor (TDF) the protein product of the Y chromosome SRY gene. Recent studies have indicated that additional factors may also be required for full differentiation.

The seminiferous tubules are considered the parenchyma of the testis.

Links: Y Chromosome | Genital System - Male | Week 1 - Spermatogenesis | Ovary Development

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