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Seminiferous tubule structure

Known as: Tubule, Seminiferous, Seminiferous Tubules, Seminiferous tubule 
The convoluted tubules in the TESTIS where sperm are produced (SPERMATOGENESIS) and conveyed to the RETE TESTIS. Spermatogenic tubules are composed… 
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Blood supply aspectsMicrobiologicalProcess of secretionReproductive system

Narrower (2)

Convoluted seminiferous tubule of testisStraight seminiferous tubule of testis

Broader (1)

Testis

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Frequency and Spectrum of Cancers in the Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Background: Although an increased cancer risk in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is established, data on the spectrum of tumors associated… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Long-Term Proliferation in Culture and Germline Transmission of Mouse Male Germline Stem Cells1
Abstract Spermatogenesis is a complex process that originates in a small population of spermatogonial stem cells. Here we report… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Estrogen and spermatogenesis.
Although it has been known for many years that estrogen administration has deleterious effects on male fertility, data from… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Testicular sperm extraction: microdissection improves sperm yield with minimal tissue excision.
Testicular sperm extraction (TESE) is often an effective method for sperm retrieval from men with non-obstructive azoospermia… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Targeted disruption of the estrogen receptor gene in male mice causes alteration of spermatogenesis and infertility.
The reproductive system of male mice homozygous for a mutation in the estrogen receptor (ER) gene (ER knock-out; ERKO) appears… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Bax-Deficient Mice with Lymphoid Hyperplasia and Male Germ Cell Death
BAX, a heterodimeric partner of BCL2, counters BCL2 and promotes apoptosis in gain-of-function experiments. A Bax knockout mouse… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Spermatogenesis following male germ-cell transplantation.
In the adult male, a population of diploid stem-cell spermatogonia continuously undergoes self-renewal and produces progeny cells… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Germline transmission of donor haplotype following spermatogonial transplantation.
Spermatogenesis is a complex, highly organized, very efficient process that is based upon the capacity of stem cell spermatogonia… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Regulation of the seminiferous epithelium.
The development of male germ cells in the seminiferous tubules of the testis involves three main phases: spermatogonial… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Quantitative study of the cell population of the seminiferous tubules in immature rats.
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