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Table 10.1 Xenografting of testis tissue and spermatogenesis in non-rodent donor species except primates
%Tubules with complete
spermatogenesis b
Species
Donor age
Collection time a
Onset of spermatogenesis c
References
Pig
1-2 weeks
7-8 months
52 (7-98)
Advanced
Honaramooz et al. ( 2002 ) and Zeng et al.
( 2006, 2007 )
Cattle
1-8 weeks
24-36 weeks
<15
Similar or slightly
advanced
Oatley et al. ( 2004, 2005 ), Rathi et al.
( 2005 ), and Schmidt et al. ( 2006a, b )
Goat
4 weeks
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not determined
Honaramooz et al. ( 2002 )
Sheep
1-2 weeks
12-28 weeks
64 (2-92)
Similar or advanced
Zeng et al. ( 2006 ), Arregui et al. ( 2008a ),
and Rodriguez-Sosa et al. ( 2010 )
Horse
2 weeks to 4 years
8 months
~5 d
Not determined
Rathi et al. ( 2006 )
Cat
1 week to 15 months
35-50 weeks
6-25 e
Delayed
Snedaker et al. ( 2004 ) and Kim et al.
( 2007 )
a Collection time at which full spermatogenesis was observed
b Presence of elongated spermatids and/or sperm
c In comparison with testis in situ
d Only in a 10-month-old donor
e In donors younger than 7 months of age
 
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