Germinal epithelium (male)

Germinal epithelium (male)

Germinal epithelium of the testicle. 1 basal lamina, 2 spermatogonia, 3 spermatocyte 1st order, 4 spermatocyte 2nd order, 5 spermatid, 6 mature spermatid, 7 Sertoli cell, 8 tight junction (blood testis barrier)
Dorlands
/Elsevier
e_13/12339107

Anatomical terminology

The germinal epithelium is the innermost layer of the testicle.

Germinal epithelium is also known as the wall of the seminiferous tubule within the testes. The cells in the epithelium are connected via tight junctions.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.