spermatogenesis
IPA: spˈɝmˈætʌdʒˈɛnʌsʌs
noun
- The process of sperm production in the testes.
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Examples of "spermatogenesis" in Sentences
- See spermatogenesis and meiosis.
- Chemotherapy may suppress spermatogenesis.
- Spermatogenesis arrests at this stage until puberty.
- AZF1 genes are involved in spermatogenesis in the testes.
- Changes in hormone homeostasis affect the spermatogenesis.
- Thus, spermatogenesis is the male version of gametogenesis.
- The testes grow in response to the start of spermatogenesis.
- See the table in this article and compare with spermatogenesis.
- FSH stimulates maturation of seminiferous tubules and spermatogenesis.
- A similar protein in mouse is differentially expressed in spermatogenesis.
- Testicular tissue showing spermatogenesis to the level of secondary spermatocytes.
- Moreover, testicular histology of F1 and backcross males showed in some cases a breakdown in spermatogenesis.
- The male generative glands also contain Sertoli cells, which require testosterone for spermatogenesis, which is the synthesis of spermatozoa.
- The problem is that if you perturb the hormones enough to stop spermatogenesis, you can also get unwanted side effects such as loss of libido.
- This research is particularly important in helping us to understand more about spermatogenesis, the biological process in which sperm is produced.
- I warmed to the discussion, eager to share my knowledge of meiosis and mitosis, spermatogenesis and seminal vesicles, ovulation and the menstrual cycle.
- Nova the Cat said, “The problem is that if you perturb the hormones enough to stop spermatogenesis, you can also get unwanted side effects such as loss of libido.”
- Both of the other retrogenes have parents involved in spermatogenesis, so it is reasonable to assume that the extra copies add functionality to the testes that carry them.