Sertoli Cell Biology by Michael K. Skinner (Editor), Michael D. Griswold (Editor)

By Michael K. Skinner (Editor), Michael D. Griswold (Editor)

Sertoli cells help in the construction of sperm within the male reproductive process. This e-book presents a state of the art replace with regards to sertoli cells and male replica. It addresses such hugely topical components as stem cells, genomics, and molecular genetics, in addition to offers ancient details at the discovery of this kind of phone, and the pathophysiology of male infertility. * provides the cutting-edge learn on subject matters corresponding to stem mobilephone study, transplantation and genomics* contains contributions from leaders within the box, together with a number of contributors of the nationwide Academy of technology* Discusses the pathophysiology of male infertility* state of the art chapters on present technological know-how developments* Stands because the basically present reference relating to sertoli cells

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Anat. Rec. 124, 401–402. 4. Burgos, M.

Studies have shown that this is a single network of stacked saccules [47–49]. It is interesting that condensing vesicles that are associated with secretory pathways are not reported in the Sertoli cell [13]. However, small exocytotic or endocytotic vesicles are found on the basement membrane side of this cell (Fig. 15). E. Cytoskeleton Primary elements of the cytoskeletal system include microtubules, actin filaments, and intermediate filaments (vimentin). The general roles of these elements in cellular structure and function are well known and include maintaining cell shape and polarity, moving or positioning of intracellular organelles, forming of pseudopodia and other cytoplasmic extensions such as microvilli, sorting and targeting of proteins, and anchoring of organelles to the plasmalemma.

FRANÇA Reproductive Biology & Toxicology, Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil likely the work of Don Fawcett at Harvard in the 1950s [3, 4] that firmly established the importance of studying Sertoli cell morphology, because from 1951 until 1973, the year that Lonnie Russell published his first manuscript on testicular morphology [5], the number of publications dealing with the Sertoli cell jumped to approximately 440.

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