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What is the function of the seminiferous tubules?


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Seminiferous tubules:

  1. A coiled structure with a diameter of 150 m and a length of 80 cm is known as a seminiferous tubule.
  2. The testes contain seminiferous tubules.
  3. They have the male germ cells needed to generate sperm.
  4. Sertoli cells which feed the germ cells are found in seminiferous tubule.
  5. In the interstitial spaces, Leydig cells are located outside the seminiferous tubules.
  6. They create androgens and release them.


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