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Spermatogonial stem cell

Spermatogonium
Germinal epithelium testicle.svg
Germinal epithelium of the testicle. 1 basal lamina, 2 spermatogonia, 3 1st order, 4 spermatocyte 2nd order, 5 spermatid, 6 mature spermatid, 7 Sertoli cell, 8 tight junction (blood testis barrier)
Testicle-histology-boar.jpg
Histological section through testicular parenchyma of a boar. 1 Lumen of Tubulus seminiferus contortus, 2 spermatids, 3 , 4 spermatogonia, 5 Sertoli cell, 6 Myofibroblasts, 7 Leydig cells, 8 capillaries
Identifiers
MeSH A05.360.490.890.900
Anatomical terminology
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A spermatogonium (plural: spermatogonia) is an undifferentiated male germ cell. Spermatogonia undergo spermatogenesis to form mature spermatozoa in the seminiferous tubules of the testis.

There are three subtypes of spermatogonia in humans:

Transverse section of a tubule of the testis of a rat. X 250.

Schematic diagram of Spermatocytogenesis



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