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tubule any small tubular structure, esp one in an animal, as in the kidney, testis, etc. tubule [′tü‚byül] (anatomy) A slender, elongated microscopic tube in an anatomical structure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Spermatogenesis, which takes place in the seminiferous tubules of the testes, is the orderly process during which spermatogonia evolve into mature spermatozoa. Blocking testosterone prevents only the initial step of sperm development, the release of precursor cells in the hundreds of seminiferous tubules of the testes. 2004, 2005) and apoptosis of spermatogenic cells in cultures of mouse seminiferous tubules (Suominen et al. |
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