reproductive system
azoospermia
(
J:357849
)
• many seminiferous tubules in P16 and older males are vacuolated due to the absence of spermatocytes and spermatids, as indicated by a lack of XY body formation and absence of PNA signal
• no sperm are seen in adult cauda epididymides
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• germ cell development is arrested in meiotic prophase
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small testis
(
J:357849
)
• testes are smaller at P16 and later
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endocrine/exocrine glands
small testis
(
J:357849
)
• testes are smaller at P16 and later
|
cellular
azoospermia
(
J:357849
)
• many seminiferous tubules in P16 and older males are vacuolated due to the absence of spermatocytes and spermatids, as indicated by a lack of XY body formation and absence of PNA signal
• no sperm are seen in adult cauda epididymides
|
• germ cell development is arrested in meiotic prophase
|