An ex vivo Approach to Study Hormonal Control of Spermatogenesis in the Teleost Oreochromis niloticus

As the male reproductive organ, the main task of the testis is the production of fertile, haploid spermatozoa. This process, named spermatogenesis, starts with spermatogonial stem cells, which undergo a species-specific number of mitotic divisions until starting meiosis and further morphological mat...

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Main Authors: Michelle Thönnes, Marlen Vogt, Katja Steinborn, Krist N. Hausken, Berta Levavi-Sivan, Alexander Froschauer, Frank Pfennig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
FSH
LH
hCG
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00443/full