. The effects of inanition and malnutrition upon growth and structure . Figs. 102 and 103.—Showing the effects of inanition upon the adult testis in the albino rat. X514. Figure 102 shows a portion of a seminiferous tubule in cross section from a normal rat (St ) 8 weeks old (practically adult structure). Figure 103 shows the corre- sponding structure in an adult rat (S. 25) after 9 days inanition on water only, with 35 per cent loss in body weight. , multinucleated giant cells; , membrana propria; , primary spermatocytes; S, spermatogonia; , Sertoli cell; Sp


. The effects of inanition and malnutrition upon growth and structure . Figs. 102 and 103.—Showing the effects of inanition upon the adult testis in the albino rat. X514. Figure 102 shows a portion of a seminiferous tubule in cross section from a normal rat (St ) 8 weeks old (practically adult structure). Figure 103 shows the corre- sponding structure in an adult rat (S. 25) after 9 days inanition on water only, with 35 per cent loss in body weight. , multinucleated giant cells; , membrana propria; , primary spermatocytes; S, spermatogonia; , Sertoli cell; Sp., spermatozoa; Spt., sper- matid; , secondary spermatocytes. (Siperstein '21.) Figure 100 shows the normal seminiferous tubule in the albino rat at 3 weeks of age, and Fig. 101 the changes in a rat held at constant body weight by underfeeding from 3 to 10 weeks of age. Figure 102 shows the structure of


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