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Histology analysis of testis and epididymis.
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posted on 2017-01-23, 17:41 authored by Takashi Nakasuji, Narumi Ogonuki, Tomoki Chiba, Tomomi Kato, Kumiko Shiozawa, Kenji Yamatoya, Hiromitsu Tanaka, Tadashi Kondo, Kenji Miyado, Naoyuki Miyasaka, Toshiro Kubota, Atsuo Ogura, Hiroshi Asahara(A to D) Gross appearance of the testis and epididymis. WT (A), Zfy-1 knockout (KO) (B), Zfy2-KO (C), Zfy1 and Zfy2 double knockout (Zfy1/2-DKO) (D). (E) Testis weight of WT, Zfy1-KO and 2-KO, and 1/2-DKO mice. Error bars: S.D., n = 3. n.s.: not significant. (F) Sperm counts in the testis. Error bars: S.D., n = 3. (G) Sperm counts in the epididymis. Error bars: S.D., n = 3. (H) HE and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-haematoxylin staining of the testis and the cauda epididymis section of WT, Zfy1-KO, Zfy2-KO, and Zfy1/2-DKO mice. Roman numerals indicate the stages of the seminiferous tubules.
