Anatomy

Spermatogonia

Euploid male germ cells of an early stage of SPERMATOGENESIS, derived from prespermatogonia. With the onset of puberty, spermatogonia at the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubule proliferate by mitotic then meiotic divisions and give rise to the haploid SPERMATOCYTES.

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Euploid male germ cells of an early stage of SPERMATOGENESIS, derived from prespermatogonia. With the onset of puberty, spermatogonia at the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubule proliferate by mitotic then meiotic divisions and give rise to the haploid SPERMATOCYTES.

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  • Spermatophores
  • Spermatogonias
  • Spermatophore

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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91(75); was see under SPERMATOZOA 1975-90

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  1. A05w.360w.490w.890w.900w
  2. A11w.497w.760w.800w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Spermatogonia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013093. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013093
  2. Spermatogonia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatogonium
  3. Spermatogonia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5560024