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spermiogenesis

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spermiogenesis /sper·mio·gen·e·sis/ (sper″me-o-jen´ĕ-sis) the second stage in the formation of spermatozoa, when spermatids transform into spermatozoa.
sper·mi·o·gen·e·sis (spürm--jn-ss)
n.
The stage of spermatogenesis during which spermatids are transformed into spermatozoa.
spermiogenesis.
spermiogenesis [sper″me-o-jen´ĕ-sis]
the second stage in the formation of spermatozoa, in which the spermatids transform into spermatozoa.
spermiogenesis
the second stage in the formation of spermatozoa, in which the spermatids transform into spermatozoa.
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The study conducted using mouse model showed that mice lacking a protein called meiosis expressed gene 1, or MEIG1, were sterile as a result of impaired spermiogenesis - the process that encompasses changes in the sperm head and the formation of the tail.
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For each DBP species, the average value for the 90 days preceding each semen sample was calculated in order to represent the average concentration to which those sperm had been exposed during their development from stem cells, through meiosis, spermiogenesis, and epididymal transit (Clermont 1963; Heller and Clermont 1964).
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