How Sperm Stem Cells Maintain Their Number (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

How Sperm Stem Cells Maintain Their Number

Caption

In the mouse testis, sperm stem cells (pink) migrate over the basement membrane (brown), capturing and consuming FGFs (green) produced by specialized LE cells (depicted as large green cells). Competition occurs here between stem cells for a limited supply of FGFs, from which homeostasis emerges as a self-organized process.

Credit

NIBB

Usage Restrictions

None

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.