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support and as a means of conveying nourishment to the growing 

 spermatozoa. 1 The tails of the latter at this stage project 

 freely into the cavity of the tubule, and a little later the sper- 

 matozoa shift bodily forward and become completely liberated. 





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a, basement membrane ; &, spermatogonium ; c, spermatocyte ; d, sper- 

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1 Merkel, " Die Stiitzellen des Menschlichen Hodens," Mailer's Archiv, 

 1871. Brown, "On Spermatogenesis in the Eat," Quar. Jour. Micr. Science, 

 vol. xxv., 1885. Bende, " Untersuchungen iiber den Bau den Funktioniren den 

 Samenkaniilchens einiger Siiugethiere," Arch. f. Mikr. Anat., vol. xxx 



1887. 



