reproductive system
• apoptosis is increased in testes; most apoptotic cells are metaphase spermatocytes in stage XI-XII tubules, and some in stage I-III tubules
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• spermatogenesis is arrested at meiotic metaphase and no round or elenogated spermatids are seen in the seminiferous tubules
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azoospermia
(
J:338159
)
• no mature spermatozoa are seen in the cauda epididymis
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• spermatocytes show chromosome misalignment on the metaphase plate (metaphase I)
• meiotic cell cycle is delayed from early to mid/late pachytene from P14 to P18
• however, no obvious alternations are seen in double-strand DNA break repair, synapse formation, or crossover formation in spermatocytes
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cellular
azoospermia
(
J:338159
)
• no mature spermatozoa are seen in the cauda epididymis
|
• spermatocytes show chromosome misalignment on the metaphase plate (metaphase I)
• meiotic cell cycle is delayed from early to mid/late pachytene from P14 to P18
• however, no obvious alternations are seen in double-strand DNA break repair, synapse formation, or crossover formation in spermatocytes
|
• apoptosis is increased in testes; most apoptotic cells are metaphase spermatocytes in stage XI-XII tubules, and some in stage I-III tubules
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