endocrine/exocrine glands
• some seminiferous tubules have only Sertoli cells and no gametes
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• Sertoli cell vacuolation is frequently seen
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small testis
(
J:89621
)
• males have testes that are smaller compared to wild-type mice
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reproductive system
• increased apoptosis of germ cells is seen
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• some seminiferous tubules have only Sertoli cells and no gametes
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• Sertoli cell vacuolation is frequently seen
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small testis
(
J:89621
)
• males have testes that are smaller compared to wild-type mice
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• asynchronized development of haploid cells is seen
• multinucleated round spermatids are found in the epithelium
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• spermiogenesis arrests in the elongating stage (stage 9)
• sloughing off of haploid germ cells results in spermatids being found in the epididymis
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• males, including male chimeras, are sterile
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cellular
• increased apoptosis of germ cells is seen
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