reproductive system
• the interstitial tissue is hyperplastic
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small testis
(
J:121355
)
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• testis weight is on average 1/5 that of controls
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azoospermia
(
J:121355
)
• no sperm are seen within the seminiferous tubules or the cauda epididymis
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• male germ cell death occurs about 7 days after birth, and, consequently, spermatogenesis is arrested at the entry into the meiotic prophase
• germ cell death is caused by apoptosis
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• the interstitial tissue is hyperplastic
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small testis
(
J:121355
)
|
• testis weight is on average 1/5 that of controls
|
cellular
azoospermia
(
J:121355
)
• no sperm are seen within the seminiferous tubules or the cauda epididymis
|