Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: Onset timing of meiosis is different between the two sexes in mammals. In the mouse, meiosis in the ovary initiates during late stages of the second trimester, whereas germ cells in the testis at the same stage enter mitotic arrest and do not initiate meiosis until postpartum. In the present study, I have studied effects of ovarian steroids on the formation of synaptonemal complex in the neonatal mouse testis.Materials and methods:...