Spermatid residual bodies in the mouse as viewed by scanning electron microscopy.
Spermatid residual bodies are released from Sertoli cells into the lumen of the seminiferous tubule apparently after, but not during or before, spermiation as generally thought; their subsequent fate, however, is not clear.
D000818:Animals; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D012708:Sertoli Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013079:Sperm Maturation; D013087:Spermatids / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000648:ultrastructure*