In situ demonstration of germinal cell apoptosis during diethylstilbestrol-induced testis regression in adult male syrian hamsters

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1368-1376

  Nonclercq, Denis ^a   Reverse, Delphine ^a   Toubeau, Gerard ^a   Beckers, Jean François ^b   Sulon, Jose ^b   Laurent, Guy ^a   Zanen, Jacqueline ^a   Heuson Stiennon, Jeanine Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DNA FRAGMENT; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0029860010     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.6.1368     Document Type: Article

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