Changes

*'''Tubular Compartment'''

*'''Tubular Compartment'''

**Seminipherous Tubules - Make up highly convoluted tubule network within the teste parenchyma. These seminipherous tubules connect to Rete tubules. The Seminipherous epithelium making up the tubules can be devided into two compartments seperated by junctional complexes between the somatic Sertoli cells within the epithelium:

**Seminipherous Tubules - Make up highly convoluted tubule network within the teste parenchyma. These seminipherous tubules connect to Rete tubules. The Seminipherous epithelium making up the tubules can be devided into two compartments seperated by junctional complexes between the somatic Sertoli cells within the epithelium:

***Basal Compartment - containing spermatogonia, proliferating germ cells.

***Basal Compartment - containing spermatogonia, proliferating germ cells.

***Adluminal Compartment - Containing Spermatocytes, Spermatids and spermatozoa

***Adluminal Compartment - Containing Spermatocytes, Spermatids and spermatozoa

The Sertoli cells are much larger than the developing germ cells and span the basement membrane to the lumen of the seminipherous tubules. Their function is provide support to developing germ cells and form the Blood-testis barrier. Each sertoli cells can only support a maximum number of developing germ cells. Therefore, the number of sertoli cells within a testis determine the sperm production capabilities of that individual.

The Sertoli cells are much larger than the developing germ cells and span the basement membrane to the lumen of the seminipherous tubules. Their function is provide support to developing germ cells and form the Blood-testis barrier. Each sertoli cells can only support a maximum number of developing germ cells. Therefore, the number of sertoli cells within a testis determine the sperm production capabilities of that individual.