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spermatid
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spermatid /sper·ma·tid/ (sper´mah-tid) a cell derived from a secondary spermatocyte by fission, and developing into a spermatozoon.
sper·ma·tid (spûrm-td)
n.
Any of the four haploid cells formed by meiosis in a male organism that develop into spermatozoa without further division.
spermatid
[spur′mətid, spərmat′id]
Etymology: Gk, sperma, seed
a male germ cell that arises from a spermatocyte and becomes a mature spermatozoon in the last phase of spermatogenesis.
spermatid [sper´mah-tid]
a cell produced by meiotic division of a secondary spermatocyte; it develops into the spermatozoon.
spermatid
a cell produced by meiotic division of a secondary spermatocyte; it develops into the spermatozoon.
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The spermatids were smaller than the spermatocytes and were located close to the lumen (Fig.
Maturation process of broodstock of the pen shell Atrina pectinata ... by Maeno, Yukio; Suzuki, Kengo; Yurimoto, Tatsuya; Fuseya, Reiko; Kiyomoto, Setsuo; Ohashi, Satoshi; On / Journal of Shellfish Research
1999, "Cadmium concentrations in the testes, sperm, and spermatids of mice subjected to long-term cadmium chloride exposure," Cytometry, 35, 30-36.
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Several individuals had testes at a very advanced stage of development containing spermatogonia A and B, spermatocytes, and spermatids.
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