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Testis meaning
A testicle of a vertebrate. | An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra.
Example sentences (8)
This is the first demonstration of direct delivery of proteins into the testis to treat male infertility, the researchers say.
All these observations lead to a consensus that a dominant gene that determines testis development ( TDF ) must exist on the human Y chromosome.
An individual that produces both types of gametes is called hermaphrodite (a name applicable also to people with one testis and one ovary).
Males do not possess these organs, but instead have a large testis in place of the ovary, and a spermatophoric gland and sac.
The caecum, a long, white organ, is found next to the ovary or testis.
The human testis secretes high levels of testosterone from about week 8 of fetal life until 5–6 months after birth (a similar perinatal surge in testosterone is observed in many species), a process that appears to underlie the male phenotype.
These latter two hormones stimulate the testis to synthesize testosterone.
Tissues of the male testis suppress meiosis by degrading retinoic acid, a stimulator of meiosis.