Quantitative differences between variants of A spermatogonia in man

Abstract

The area of cytoplasm, nucleus, nucleolus and mitochondria, as well as the elongation and irregular outline of the nucleus were determined, on electron micrographs by using an image analyser, for Ap (pale), Ad (dark with intranuclear vacuole), Ad-like (dark without intranuclear vacuole), Ac (cloudy) and Al (long) human spermatogonia. Ap and Ac spermatogonia had larger nucleus, larger nucleolus, and more cytoplasm than did Ad, Ad-like, and Al spermatogonia. In addition, the nuclei of Ap and Ac spermatogonia were more spherical and had a more distinct outline.