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Definition of Spermatogonium
1. n. A primitive seminal cell, occuring in masses in the seminal tubules. It divides into a mass (spermosphere) of small cells (spermoblast), which in turn give rise to spermatozoids.
Definition of Spermatogonium
1. Noun. (biology) Any of the undifferentiated cells in the male gonads that become spermatocytes; a spermatoblast ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spermatogonium
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Medical Definition of Spermatogonium
1. Plant gonad cell that undergoes repeated mitoses, leading to the production of spermatocytes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Literary usage of Spermatogonium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1902)
"(t) Resting spermatogonium with large masses of chromatin, ... (a and b)
Reconstruction of the daughter nuclei, (f) Degenerating spermatogonium. 22, 23-28. ..."
2. Studies in Spermatogenesis by Nettie Maria Stevens (1905)
"Equatorial plate from egg follicle, 20 chromosomes, x\ and xt the pair corresponding
to x in the spermatogonium. Elater II (Species not deter mined"]. 231. ..."
3. Studies in Spermatogenesis by Nettie Maria Stevens (1905)
"Equatorial plate of spermatogonium, 20 chromosomes—19 large, I small. 194. ...
Equatorial plate of spermatogonium, 19 chromosomes, x the odd one. 225. ..."
4. Studies in Spermatogenesis by Nettie Maria Stevens (1906)
"Equatorial plate of spermatogonium, 20 chromosomes—19 large, I small. 194. ...
Equatorial plate of spermatogonium, 19 chromosomes, x the odd one. 225. ..."
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