TY - CHAP
T1 - Spermatogenesis and cycle of the seminiferous epithelium
AU - Hess, Rex A.
AU - De Franca, Luiz Renato
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Spermatogenesis is a complex biological process of cellular transformation that produces male haploid germ cells from diploid spermatogonial stem cells. This process has been simplified morphologically by recognizing cellular associations or 'stages' and 'phases' of spermatogenesis, which progress through precisely timed and highly organized cycles. These cycles of spermatogenesis are essential for continuous sperm production, which is dependent upon numerous factors, both intrinsic (Sertoli and germ cells) and extrinsic (androgens, retinoic acids), as well as being species-specific.
AB - Spermatogenesis is a complex biological process of cellular transformation that produces male haploid germ cells from diploid spermatogonial stem cells. This process has been simplified morphologically by recognizing cellular associations or 'stages' and 'phases' of spermatogenesis, which progress through precisely timed and highly organized cycles. These cycles of spermatogenesis are essential for continuous sperm production, which is dependent upon numerous factors, both intrinsic (Sertoli and germ cells) and extrinsic (androgens, retinoic acids), as well as being species-specific.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-0-387-09597-4_1
DO - 10.1007/978-0-387-09597-4_1
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 19856159
AN - SCOPUS:73949148801
SN - 9780387799902
T3 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SP - 1
EP - 15
BT - Molecular Mechanisms in Spermatogenesis
A2 - Cheng, Yan
ER -