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I SHOULD first like to congratulate Drs. Sirlin and Edwards on their excellent summary of the cytological data on the timing of spermatogenesis in the mouse. Of special relevance to my work with 200 r. is their reference to Oakberg's recent results after 100 r. There is still, however, a paucity of results on the time spent by the sperm on its journey through the epididymis and vas deferens, an interval which seems likely to be very easily modified by various factors, particularly by the pressure exerted from behind by further mature sperm leaving the seminiferous tubules. This would mean that destruction of the spermatogonia by irradiation would cause a sluggish passage through the epididymis four weeks later, when there was no sperm leaving the testis.
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BATEMAN, A. Sensitivity of Immature Mouse Sperm to the Mutagenic Effects of X-Rays. Nature 179, 727 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/179727a0
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