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Chapter 3 - Basic Physiology of Spermatogenesis

from Section 1 - Scientific Basis of Contraception and Family Planning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Martin Campbell
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

The different steps to sperm development, transport and mal development are described. Effects of drugs are explored

Keywords

Primordial cellsmeiosismitosisdiploidhaploid
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 16 - 21
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Further Reading

Johnson, M. H. Essential Reproduction, 8th Ed, Wiley Blackwell, 2018.Google Scholar
Heffner, L J. and Schust, D. J.. The Reproductive System at a Glance, 4th Ed, John Wiley, 2014.Google Scholar
Silverthorn, D. U. Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach. 7th Ed, International Edition, Pearson, 2016.Google Scholar
De Jonge, C J. and Barratt, C. L. R.. ‘The Sperm Cell: Production, Maturation, Fertilization, Regeneration.’ The Sperm Cell: Production, Maturation, Fertilization, Regeneration, Cambridge University Press, 2017. doi:10.1017/9781316411124.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McLachlan, R. I., and Royce, P.. ‘The Medical Consequences of Vasectomy.’ Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 6, no.2, Churchill Livingstone, 1996. pp. 107–10, doi:10.1016/S0957-5847(96)80025-4.Google Scholar
Xiang, Yu, et al. ‘Long-Term Effect of Vasectomy on Spermatogenesis in Men: A Morphometric Study.’ Asian Journal of Andrology, vol. 15, no.3, Wolters Kluwer Medknow, May 2013. pp.434–36. doi:10.1038/aja.2012.154.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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