reproductive system
• numbers reduced at 7 days of age and significantly reduced at 14 days
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• weight reduced 70-80%
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azoospermia
(
J:179667
)
• adult male testes are devoid of sperm
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• round spermatids are never found in testes at 21 days of age
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• massive apoptosis observed at 14 days when cells are passing through pachytene stage
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• undifferentiated spermatogonia differentiate more rapidly than in controls
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• males are sterile
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• weight reduced 70-80%
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cellular
• round spermatids are never found in testes at 21 days of age
|
• numbers reduced at 7 days of age and significantly reduced at 14 days
|
azoospermia
(
J:179667
)
• adult male testes are devoid of sperm
|
• massive apoptosis observed at 14 days when cells are passing through pachytene stage
|
• undifferentiated spermatogonia differentiate more rapidly than in controls
|