Germinal epithelium (male)
| Germinal epithelium (male) | |
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blood testis barrier) | |
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| MeSH | D012670 |
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| Epithelia |
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Squamous epithelial cell |
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Columnar epithelial cell |
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Cuboidal epithelial cell |
| Specialised epithelia |
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The germinal epithelium is the
testicles
. It is also known as the wall of the seminiferous tubules. The cells in the epithelium are connected via tight junctions.
There are two types of cells in the germinal epithelium. The large
spermatogenic cell lineage. These develop to eventually become sperm cells (spermatozoon). Typically, the spermatogenic cells will make four to eight layers in the germinal epithelium.[1]
References
- ^ Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas, Thirteenth Edition
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Histology image: 17803loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Male Reproductive System: testis, germinal epithelium"
- Anatomy Atlases – Microscopic Anatomy, plate 02.21 - "Stratified Germinal Epithelium"
- UB, and UF) cgametogen/spermato02
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