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Sperm stem cell

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A cell that is incapable of fertilizing an egg cell but can give rise to cells that develop into sperm.

Sperm stem cells can be grown in laboratory culture, providing a ready source of these cells, as was first demonstrated in mice.

Also called a spermatogonial stem cell

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