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Growth and maturation of the testis culminating in the onset of complete spermatogenesis are clearly some of the most profound physiological changes which occur during the postnatal development of the male. These events are regulated to a large degree by two peptide hormones elaborated in the anterior hypophysis, i.e. LH and FSH. However, the exact role of the pituitary gonadotropins in the initiation and maintenance of spermatogenesis is not clearly understood. The current concept, based primarily on morphological evidence, is that FSH maintains the germinal epithelium and LH facilitates the completion of spermatogenesis by stimulating the Leydig cells to produce testosterone (1).
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Means, A.R. (1970). Early Effects of FSH upon Testicular Metabolism. In: Rosemberg, E., Paulsen, C.A. (eds) The Human Testis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9008-8_23
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