Spermatocyte
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| Transverse section of a tubule of the testis of a rat. X 250. | |
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| Scheme showing analogies in the process of maturation of the ovum and the development of the spermatids (young spermatozoa). | |
| Gray's | subject #258 1243 |
| MeSH | Spermatocytes |
A spermatocyte is a male gametocyte which is derived from a spermatogonium. Initially, a spermatogonium divides by mitosis into two so-called primary spermatocytes. A primary spermatocyte is also diploid, and, in turn, gives place by meiosis to two secondary spermatocytes, which this time are haploid.
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 Histological section through testicular parenchyma of a boar. 1 Lumen of Tubulus seminiferus contortus, 2 spermatids, 3 spermatocytes, 4 spermatogonia, 5 Sertoli cell, 6 Myofibroblasts, 7 Leydig cells, 8 capillaries |
 Schematic diagram of Spermatocytogenesis |
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