Characterization of Seminiferous Epithelium Stages in the Wild Javan Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak muntjak) Using the Tubular Morphology Method

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Stages I to IV of the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium according to the tubular morphology method. Stage I (a) shows type A spermatogonia (A), leptotene spermatocytes (L), pachytene primary spermatocytes (P), round spermatids (R), and Sertoli cells (S). Stage II (b) consists of type A spermatogonia (A), leptotene spermatocyte (L), zygotene spermatocyte (Z), pachytene spermatocytes (P), elongating spermatids (E), and Sertoli cells (S). Stage III (c) presents zygotene spermatocytes (Z), pachytene spermatocytes (P), diplotene spermatocytes (D), elongated spermatids (E), and Sertoli cells (S). Stage IV (d) shows zygotene spermatocytes (Z), diplotene spermatocytes (D), elongated spermatids (E), meiosis division (M), and Sertoli cells (S). HE staining with scale bar: 20 μm.

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