Hormonal control of spermatogenesis
- The hypothalamus secretes gonadotrophin-releasing hormone or GnRH, that stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to produce the gonadotrophic hormones, i.e. Luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
- FSH promotes spermatogenesis in the seminiferous tubes. The hormone actually regulates the puberty age and also plays a vital role in the production of sperm. It also stimulates the maturation of germ cells in both males and females
- LH or interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH) stimulates the production of testosterone by the interstitial cells.
- Testosterone which is produced in the Leydig cells of the testicles becomes responsible for the maturation of the sperm while the production goes on. It also brings about normal development and functioning of testis and secondary sexual.
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