Spermatogenic Waves and Expression of AR and ERs in Germ Cells of Podarcis sicula

Figure 2

Histology and mRNA distribution of AR and ERs in the testis during the postmating-refractory period. (a) Mallory’s trichrome staining: histological section of seminiferous tubules: note the restricted lumen () and the seminiferous epithelium constituted essentially by spg (head of arrows) and Sertoli cells (arrows). (b, c, d) ISH with homologous probes: on the basis of the tubules almost all spg are negative for AR (b) and positive for ERα (c) or ERβ (d). The bar is 30 µm.

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