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Spermatogenesis in the Japanese Eel

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Spermatogenesis, the formation of sperm that is highly adapted for deliveringto its genes to an egg,, is a complex developmental process. It begins with the renewal of spermatogonial stem cells to maintain their own numbers, and the mitotic proliferation of spermatogonia. Then, it proceeds through two meiotic divisions followed by spermiogenesis during which the haploid spermatids developP into spermatozoa. Spermatozoa then undergo maturation to gain fertilizing ability. Even though spermatogenesis is the same in both vertebrates and invertebrates, its control mechanisms are not well understood because there are few appropriate models for analyzing them.

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  1. Laboratory of Fish Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Tarumi, Matsuyama, 790-8566, Japan

    Takeshi Miura & Chiemi Miura

  2. Division of Marine Biosciences, Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Minato-cho Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan

    Kohei Yamauchi

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  1. Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, 113-8657, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Miura, T., Miura, C., Yamauchi, K. (2003). Spermatogenesis in the Japanese Eel. In: Aida, K., Tsukamoto, K., Yamauchi, K. (eds) Eel Biology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65907-5_22

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