spermatocyte
spermato.site · being built
| What it is | A male germ cell in meiosis inside the seminiferous tubules of the testis, on the way to becoming sperm. |
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| Comes from | Primordial germ cell |
| About | In men one cycle of the seminiferous epithelium lasts 16 days, and the whole of spermatogenesis takes about 64 days. |
| Source | Heller CG, Clermont Y. Spermatogenesis in man: an estimate of its duration. Science. 1963;140(3563):184-6. PMID: 13953583 |
| Status | being built; its twin, knowledge and helper come with spermato.site |