Luteinizing hormone or LH stimulates interstitial cells to secrete testosterone. Also Check: Why Is A Single Ovum Produced By Oogenesis?... View Article
Estrogen secretion gradually increases in the follicular phase from growing follicles. Progesterone level increases in the luteal phase as the... View Article
Sertoli cells provide nourishment to the germ cells and provide the essential environment for spermatogenesis in the seminiferous tubules. Also... View Article
Sertoli cells release androgen-binding proteins, enzymes and some hormones such as inhibin. Also Check: Why Is A Single Ovum Produced By... View Article
FSH stimulates the secretion of inhibin from the granulosa cells in females. Inhibin inhibits the secretion of FSH from the pituitary by the... View Article
Blood-testis barrier is the barrier between blood vessels and seminiferous tubules. It divides seminiferous tubules into basal and adluminal... View Article
Sertoli cell-only syndrome is also called germ cell aplasia, wherein only Sertoli cells line the seminiferous tubules and germ cells are very... View Article
Ovulated egg or secondary oocyte is in the metaphase II stage of meiosis at the time of ovulation. Also Check: Why Is A Single Ovum Produced... View Article
Interstitial cells secrete androgens such as testosterone. Also Check: Why Is A Single Ovum Produced By Oogenesis? Which Hormone Triggers... View Article
Testes contain various types of cells, which perform different functions. E.g. Male germ cells - produce sperms Sertoli cells - provide... View Article
Sertoli cells are responsible for the blood-testis barrier. Also Check: Why Is A Single Ovum Produced By Oogenesis? Which Hormone Triggers... View Article
Rete testis is the sex accessory duct of the male reproductive system. It connects seminiferous tubules to vasa efferentia. Also Check: Why... View Article
Secondary follicle develops from the primary follicle. It contains multiple layers of granulosa cells and theca. Secondary oocyte also shows the... View Article
A secondary oocyte is surrounded by a layer of zona pellucida and corona radiata. Also Check: Why Is A Single Ovum Produced By Oogenesis?... View Article
Lactate is converted back to pyruvate by lactate dehydrogenase. Lactate produced as a result of anaerobic respiration enters the liver and is... View Article
Lactate is produced as a result of anaerobic respiration. When pyruvate is converted to lactate, NADH is re-oxidised to NAD+, which is required... View Article
