spermatocyte
Definitions
A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops.
Equivalents
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Suomispermatosyytti
Examples
“The spermatogonia continue⟳ to reside in the gonocyst and form⟳ spermatocyte, which begins to increase⟳ in size.”
“Fragments of laminin chains can act as biologically active peptides to perturb the blood–testis barrier (BTB) permeability function by accelerating protein endocytosis (e.g., occludin) at the site, thereby destabilizing the BTB integrity to facilitate the transit of preleptotene spermatocytes.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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