spermatogonium

Also known as spermatogonia

A spermatogonium (plural: spermatogonia) is an undifferentiated male germ cell. Spermatogonia undergo spermatogenesis to form mature spermatozoa in the seminiferous tubules of the testicles.

Key facts

Anatomy.Name: Spermatogonium
Anatomy.Image: Germinal_epithelium_testicle.svg
Anatomy.Caption: Germinal epithelium of the testicle. 1 basal lamina, 2 spermatogonia, 3 spermatocyte 1st order, 4 spermatocyte 2nd order, 5 spermatid, 6 mature spermatid, 7 Sertoli cell, 8 tight junction (blood testis barrier)
Anatomy.Image2: Testicle-histology-boar.jpg
Anatomy.Caption2: Histological section through testicular parenchyma of a boar. 1 Lumen of Tubulus seminiferus contortus, 2 spermatids, 3 spermatocytes, 4 spermatogonia, 5 Sertoli cell, 6 myofibroblasts, 7 Leydig cells, 8 capillaries
Anatomy.Width: 325

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Research

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Spermatogonium-Derived Complete Hydatidiform Mole.The New England journal of medicine · 2021
Nanoplastic PS and cadmium co-exposure accelerates ferroptosis mediated by HIF-1α-related signaling in spermatogonium.

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Contents

Types of spermatogonia
Spermatogenesis
Male hormones
Sperm structure
Infertility
Diseases that cause infertility
Anticancer drugs
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A spermatogonium (plural: spermatogonia) is an undifferentiated male germ cell. Spermatogonia undergo spermatogenesis to form mature spermatozoa in the seminiferous tubules of the testicles.

There are three subtypes of spermatogonia in humans: