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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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