"Seminiferous Tubules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The convoluted tubules in the TESTIS where sperm are produced (SPERMATOGENESIS) and conveyed to the RETE TESTIS. Spermatogenic tubules are composed of developing germ cells and the supporting SERTOLI CELLS.
| Descriptor ID |
D012671
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.849.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Seminiferous Tubules- Seminiferous Tubules
- Seminiferous Tubule
- Tubule, Seminiferous
- Tubules, Seminiferous
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Seminiferous Tubules" by people in Profiles.
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Interaction with the mammary microenvironment redirects spermatogenic cell fate in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Mar 06; 104(10):3871-6.
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Downregulation of RAR alpha in mice by antisense transgene leads to a compensatory increase in RAR beta and RAR gamma and development of lymphoma. Blood. 1997 Apr 01; 89(7):2507-15.
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Structural response of adult rat Sertoli cells to peritubular fibroblasts in vitro. Am J Anat. 1981 Mar; 160(3):343-58.