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Testis (monkey). H&E. 65x BV=blood vessels L=lobule S=connective tissue septa TA=tunica albuginea X=tangential section of tubule with lumen obscured Ross, et al. p. 666 Plate 106 Fig. 1

Testis (Monkey). H&E. 400x LC=Leydig cells (interstitial cells) LP=lamina propria Sc= spermatocytes Sg=spermatogonia Sn=Sertoli nuclei (sustentacular cells) Sp=spermatids Arrows: spermatid nuclei displaying early shape change Ross, et al. p. 666 Plate 106 Fig. 2.

Seminiferous tubule. Mallory-azan. 380x Note: 1. The myoepithelia lining of the seminiferous tubule; 2. the spermatogonia adjacent to the above lining. Hammersen. p. 167 Fig. 380.

Hammersen, F. (1980) Histology, A Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology and Microscopic Anatomy 2nd Ed. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (A translation of Sobotta/Hammersen (1979) Atlas der Histologie des Menschen. Urban & Schwarzenberg, München, Germany.)