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Sertoli cells are capable of proliferation into adulthood in the transition region between the seminiferous tubules and the<i>rete testis</i>in Wistar rats
15 Jul 2016
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Sertoli cells (SCs) play a crucial role in testis differentiation, development and function, determining the magnitude of sperm production in sexually mature animals. For over 40 years, it has been considered that these key testis somatic cells stop dividing during early pre-pubertal phase, between around 10 to 20 days after birth respectively in mice and rats, being after that under physiological conditions a...
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