Spermatogenesis
Data from R.A. Rey and colleagues advance knowledge in spermatogenesis
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 21st, 2010
"From fetal life to adulthood, the testis evolves through maturational phases showing specific morphologic and functional features in its different compartments. The seminiferous cords contain Sertoli and germ cells, surrounded by peritubular cells, and the interstitial tissue contains Leydig cells and connective tissue," scientists writing in the journal Microscopy Research and Technique report.
"Sertoli cells secrete anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), whereas Leydig cells secrete androgens. In the fetal and early postnatal testis, Leydig cells actively secrete androgens. Sertoli cells are morphologically and functionally immature-e.g., they secrete high levels of...
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