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tubule
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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.


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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.
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