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Cross-striated fibrils associated with the centriole were found in a presumed young spermatocyte of the human biopsy material. This resembles the structure in the ciliary rootlets already reported in some ciliated epithelia. Probable nature of this structure is briefly discussed.
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The author wishes to express his sincere thanks to Prof. T. Nonaka and Prof. K. Kurosumi
The author wishes to express his sincere thanks to Prof. T. Nonaka and Prof. K. Kurosumi
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Nagano, T. An electron microscopic observation on the cross-striated fibrils occurring in the human spermatocyte. Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 58, 214–218 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00320185
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