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. 2018 Dec 20;13(12):e0208835. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208835

Fig 1. Seminiferous tubule degeneration in Nf1+/- mice.

Fig 1

(A) Photomicrographs from Nf1+/+ (upper panels) and Nf1+/- (lower panels) seminiferous tubules taken at 200X showing mild to moderate degeneration of seminiferous tubules in Nf1+/- mice (detachment of germ cells from the basal epithelium, vacuolation of the seminiferous tubule and presence of atypical residual bodies. (B) Photomicrographs from Nf1+/+ (upper panels) and Nf1+/- (lower panels) testes taken at 200X showing moderate alterations in spermatogenesis in Nf1+/- mice (exfoliation of immature round spermatids and germ cells into the lumen of seminiferous tubules). (Scale bar; 50μm).