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Comparative Testis Morphometry and Seminiferous Epithelium Cycle Length in Donkeys and Mules1
1 Jul 2002
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The mule (Equus mulus mulus) is a sterile hybrid domestic animal that results from the breeding of a male donkey (Equus asinus) to a female horse (Equus caballus). Usually, spermatogenesis in mules does not advance beyond spermatocytes. In the present study, we performed a comparative and more accurate morphometric and functional investigation of the testis in donkeys and mules. Due to the smaller testis size,...
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