Milestone Reached on Path to New Form of Male Contraception (1/3) (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Milestone Reached on Path to New Form of Male Contraception (1/3)

Caption

A cross section of a human seminiferous tubule filled with sperm in many stages of development. In specific, the figure shows the TSKS molecule within the human testis. The discovery that the molecule is found only during the last step of sperm creation supports the concept for the design of a new, reversible male contraceptive drug.

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Henry Frierson | UVA Health System

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