Spermatogenesis is critical to male fertility maintenance. In mammals, spermatogenesis is a continuous, well-organized process that begins with sex determination and involves spermatogonia proliferation/self-renewal, spermatocyte meiosis, and spermiogenesis which produces spermatozoa with flagella. Spermatogenesis includes mitosis in spermatogonia, meiosis in spermatocytes, and morphological changes in spermatids, which are all regulated by genetic and environmental factors.
This research topic aims to collect Original Research articles, Brief Research Reports and Reviews on genetic and environmental factors that regulate all aspects of spermatogenesis. Further research into the regulatory mechanisms will expand our understanding of this area.
Submissions on the following subtopics are welcome, but not limited to:
• Genetic mechanisms of sex determination, spermatogonia proliferation, spermatocyte meiosis, and spermiogenesis;
• Microenvironment for spermatogenesis and sperm maturation provided by somatic cells such as Sertoli cells and Leydig cells;
• The effect of environmental factors, particularly pollutants and drugs, on spermatogenesis;
• Etiological study of male infertility.
Spermatogenesis is critical to male fertility maintenance. In mammals, spermatogenesis is a continuous, well-organized process that begins with sex determination and involves spermatogonia proliferation/self-renewal, spermatocyte meiosis, and spermiogenesis which produces spermatozoa with flagella. Spermatogenesis includes mitosis in spermatogonia, meiosis in spermatocytes, and morphological changes in spermatids, which are all regulated by genetic and environmental factors.
This research topic aims to collect Original Research articles, Brief Research Reports and Reviews on genetic and environmental factors that regulate all aspects of spermatogenesis. Further research into the regulatory mechanisms will expand our understanding of this area.
Submissions on the following subtopics are welcome, but not limited to:
• Genetic mechanisms of sex determination, spermatogonia proliferation, spermatocyte meiosis, and spermiogenesis;
• Microenvironment for spermatogenesis and sperm maturation provided by somatic cells such as Sertoli cells and Leydig cells;
• The effect of environmental factors, particularly pollutants and drugs, on spermatogenesis;
• Etiological study of male infertility.