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Gross and histological analysis of postnatal testes. A: Gross analysis of adult testes from 7 week old littermate mice. (B-I) Histological analysis of testes of 49 day old Tex14^tm1Zuk/Tex14⁺ (B-D) and Tex14^tm1Zuk/Tex14^tm1Zuk (C and E) mice, 10 day old heterozygous (F) and homozygous (G) mice, 14 day old heterozygous (H) and homozygous (I) mice, and 21 day old heterozygous (J) and homozygous (K) mice. D, dying spermatocytes; L, leptotene spermatocyte; P, pachytene spermatocyte; PL, preleptotene spermatocyte; Sc, Sertoli cells; Sd6, stage 6 sprematids; Sd15, stage 15 spermatids; Sg-a, type A spermatogonium; Sg-b, type B spermatogonium; V, vacuoles. VI in D designates a stage VI seminiferous tubule. Scale bars, B, 200um; C, 100um; D and E, 15um; F-I, 20um; J and K 40um.

Copyright

This image is from Greenbaum MP, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 Mar 28;103(13):4982-7. Copyright 2006 National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. J:107660

Associated Alleles

Symbol	Name
Tex14^tm1Zuk	testis expressed gene 14 intercellular bridge forming factor; targeted mutation 1, Martin M Matzuk

Associated Genotypes

Allelic Composition	Genetic Background
Tex14^tm1Zuk/Tex14^tm1Zuk	129S/SvEv-Tex14^tm1Zuk