The Cycle of the Seminiferous Epithelium of the Turkish Hamster (Mesocricetus brandti): (spermatogenesis/duration of cycle/turkish hamster).

The Turkish hamster (Mesocricetus brandti) has become a desirable species for experimentation in testicular function, photoperiod, reproductive hormones and hibernation. Basic data on the kinetics of the seminiferous epithelium have not yet been published. In the present study, the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium was divided into eight stages based on the overall cellular associations of 1540 cross sections of tubules.