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. 2021:1288:255-286.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-77779-1_13.

Regulation of Human Spermatogenesis

Filipe Tenorio Lira Neto #  1 , Ryan Flannigan #  2   3 , Marc Goldstein  4
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Regulation of Human Spermatogenesis

Filipe Tenorio Lira Neto et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021.

Abstract

Human spermatogenesis (HS) is an intricate network of sequential processes responsible for the production of the male gamete, the spermatozoon. These processes take place in the seminiferous tubules (ST) of the testis, which are small tubular structures considered the functional units of the testes. Each human testicle contains approximately 600-1200 STs [1], and are capable of producing up to 275 million spermatozoa per day [2].

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