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Androgen and bioactive chorionic gonadotropin levels were not decisive for graft development. When ectopic and orthotopic transplantation sites were compared, the scrotum has a substantially lower temperature. Thus, the higher temperature at the ectopic transplantation site may contribute to spermatogenic arrest. Autologous grafting of nonhuman primate testicular tissues can result in complete spermatogenesis. 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