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Mesh term Testis

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Genitalia, Male
Gonads

Description

The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS.


Browse to child terms:
Leydig Cells
Rete Testis
Seminiferous Tubules
Sertoli Cells


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