"Seminiferous Epithelium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The epithelium lining the seminiferous tubules composed of primary male germ cells (SPERMATOGONIA) and supporting SERTOLI CELLS. As SPERMATOGENESIS proceeds, the developing germ cells migrate toward the lumen. The adluminal compartment, the inner two thirds of the tubules, contains SPERMATOCYTES and the more advanced germ cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D012670
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.849.700.700 A10.272.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Seminiferous Epithelium- Seminiferous Epithelium
- Epithelium, Seminiferous
- Epitheliums, Seminiferous
- Seminiferous Epitheliums
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Seminiferous Epithelium" by people in Profiles.
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Type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase is highly expressed in germ cells of adult rat testis. J Endocrinol. 2007 Jul; 194(1):47-54.