Male Reproductive Physiology Flashcards
Cryptorchidism
Failure of fetal testis to descend
Secrete estradiol prior to puberty
Sertoli cells
Secrete estradiol after puberty
Leydig cells
___: Iron transport protein important for sperm formation secreted by ____
Transferrin
Sertoli cells
____: converts plasminogen to plasmin, important for ___
Secreted by:
Plasminogen activator
Spermiation: release spem from Sertoli cells into lumen
Sertoli cells
___ secreted from Leydig cells and ___ secreted from Sertoli cells regulate phenotypic gender expression
Testosterone
Mullerian-inhibiting substance
More potent than testosterone
dihydrotestosterone
Testosterone is bound to ____ in blood
sex steroid binding globulin or albumin
Testosterone is bound to ___ in lumen
androgen binding protein