supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(81925015);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(2018109).
Spermiation is the process that releases mature spermatids from Sertoli cells into the lumen of the seminiferous tubule.Tubulobulbar complexes(TBCs)are elaborate cytoskeleton-related structures that are indispensable ...
Tubulobulbar Complexes (TBCs) are actin-rich structures formed between Sertoli-cells and spermatids at the time of sperm release. The main functions of the TBCs are to remove excess spermatid cytoplasm and acrosomal c...
This commentary is to critique the revised World Health Organization (WHO) semen analysis manual as it pertains to characteristics of a spermatozoon at spermiation. The aims of the revised WHO manual include improvi...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Swedish Medical Research Council.
We have demonstrated for the first time that (ⅰ) mouse Sertoli cells predominantly secrete tPA under the action of FSH and cAMP-generating agents, whereas Leydig cells mainly produce uPA; (ⅱ) Sertoli cells are also ...