Seminiferous tubule

Seminiferous tubule
Seminiferous tubule
	Seminiferous tubule in cross-section (large tubular structure – center of image) with sperm (black, tiny, ovoid bodies furthest from the outer edge of the tubular structure). H&E stain.
	1: Testicular septa; 2: Convoluted seminiferous tubules; 3: Testicular lobules; 4: Straight seminiferous tubules; 5: Efferent ductules; 6: Rete testis
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Identifiers
Latin	tubuli seminiferi
MeSH	D012671
TA98	A09.3.01.022
TA2	3599
FMA	19825
	Anatomical terminology

Seminiferous tubules are located within the testicles, and are the specific location of meiosis, and the subsequent creation of male gametes, namely spermatozoa.

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