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spermatocyte [spər′mad·ə‚sīt]

(histology)

A cell of the last or next to the last generation of male germ cells which differentiates to form spermatozoa.

Spermatocyte

a male sexual cell derived from a spermatogonium. Two types of spermatocytés are distinguished: primary and secondary. Primary spermatocytes develop during the growth period, and secondary spermatocytés during the second meiotic division. The latter subsequently give rise to spermatids.

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No references found			At recovering stage, a few primary spermatocytes or previtellogenic oocytes are apparent along the acinal wall, with nutritive phagocytes filling the lumen (Fig. Coincidence in reproduction of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus ... by Matsui, Toshiyuki; Agatsuma, Yukio; Ogasawara, Makoto; Taniguchi, Kazuya / Journal of Shellfish Research During the winter months, the cycle is interrupted, and germinal cysts do not develop further than primary spermatocytes. Limb Malformations and Abnormal Sex Hormone Concentrations in Frogs by Babbitt, Kimberly J. / Environmental Health Perspectives [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Primary spermatocytes are formed by mitosis of the spermatogonia. Ultrastructure of spermatogenesis in the white clam Chione ... by Shibayama, Mineko / Journal of Shellfish Research			primary photocurrent primary plasticizer primary pollutant primary porosity primary power cable primary producer Primary Production primary radar primary radiation primary rainbow Primary Rate Interface primary reference fuel primary refrigerant primary register primary relay primary reserve primary rocks primary root primary scattering Primary School primary sedimentary structure primary service area primary sewage sludge Primary Sex Characters primary skip zone Primary spermatocytes primary standard primary storage primary stratification primary stratigraphic trap primary stress primary stress field primary structure primary subcontractor primary submodule primary succession primary surveillance radar primary syphilis Primary Tar primary tectonite primary tension failure primary time effect primary tissue primary transcript primary treatment Primary vascular system primary voltage primary wave primary weapon primary winding Primary Workers			Primary somatic sensory area primary somatomotor area primary somatomotor area primary somatomotor area primary somatomotor area primary somatomotor area Primary somatosensory area Primary somatosensory area Primary somatosensory area Primary somatosensory areas Primary somatosensory areas Primary somatosensory areas Primary somatosensory cortex Primary somatosensory cortex Primary somatosensory cortex Primary sort key Primary sort key Primary source Primary source document Primary source documents Primary Source Media Primary Source of Repayment Primary Source Verification Primary Source-Based Instruction Primary sources Primary Spare Part Primary Specialty Skill Identifier primary spermatocyte primary spermatocyte primary spermatocyte Primary spermatocytes Primary Splenic Malignant Lymphoma primary spongiosa Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Endometrium Primary Staff Action Officer Primary standard Primary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory Primary Standardization Office Primary State Primary State Highway Primary State Qualifier Primary State Registration Number Primary State Road/Route Primary Status Register primary sterility Primary Stock Primary Stocks Primary storage Primary Strategy Consultant Leaders primary stratification primary stratigraphic trap primary stress primary stress primary stress field Primary Strike Objective Primary Stroke Center

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Spermatocyte (redirected from Primary spermatocytes)

Spermatocyte
(redirected from Primary spermatocytes)