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. 2005 Dec;207(6):797–811. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00493.x

Table 4.

Germ cell load expressed per single Sertoli cell. Values are millions per testis and represent means ± SEM

Adult 10-day hpg
Sertoli cells per testis (106) 2.06 1.15 0.56
Spermatogonia 1.4 1.6 0.5
Spermatocytes 4.5 0.3 0.3
Round spermatids 12.4 ND ND
Elongating spermatids 13.8 ND ND
Total germ cells/Sertoli cell 32 2 1

ND, germ cell types were not detected.