Regulation of spermatogenesis

Sharpe RM (1994) Regulation of spermatogenesis. In Knobil E Neill JD ed. The physiology of reproduction, 2nd ed. New York, Raven Press, pp 1363-1434. 

Holdcraft RW, Braun RE. Hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis, hit J Androl. 2004 27 335-342. 

The major FSH target in the male is the Sertoli cells, found in the walls of the seminiferous tubules of the testis. They function to anchor and nourish the spermatids, which subsequently are transformed into spermatozoa during the process of spermatogenesis. Sertoli cells also produce inhibin (discussed later), which functions as a negative feedback regulator of FSH. The major physiological effect of FSH in the male is thus sperm cell production. 

Sarge, K.D., Park-Sarge, O.Y., Kirby, J.D., Mayo, K.E. and Morimoto, R.I. (1994) Regulated expression of heat shock factor 2 in mouse testis potential role as a regulator of HSP gene expression during spermatogenesis. Biol. Reproduct., 50, 1334-1343. 

Lingwood CA. Developmental regulation of glycolipid sulfo- 100. transferase during mammalian spermatogenesis. Evidence for a... 

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