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'''Sperm production''' in men is a continuous process from puberty to old age that involves several portions of the male reproductive system. The spermatozoon that is capable of fertilizing an ovum and giving rise to an embryo begins as a cell with different characterstics, and undergoes a process of several stages over a period of 74 days before reaching maturity. This article summarizes that process.
'''Sperm production''' in men is a continuous process from puberty to old age that involves several portions of the male reproductive system. The spermatozoon that is capable of fertilizing an ovum and giving rise to an embryo begins as a cell with very different characterstics, and undergoes a process of several stages over a period of 74 days before reaching maturity. This article summarizes that process.


==spermatogonia==
==spermatogonia==

Revision as of 16:08, 13 May 2007

Sperm production in men is a continuous process from puberty to old age that involves several portions of the male reproductive system. The spermatozoon that is capable of fertilizing an ovum and giving rise to an embryo begins as a cell with very different characterstics, and undergoes a process of several stages over a period of 74 days before reaching maturity. This article summarizes that process.

spermatogonia

secondary spermatocyte

spermatid

spermatozoa

fully functional spermatozoa

Epididymis