Fate of germ cells in 2,5-hexanedione-induced testicular injury II. Atrophy persists due to a reduced stem cell mass and ongoing apoptosis

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-156

  Allard, Elizabeth K ^a   Boekelheide, Kim ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONYLACETONE; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS INJURY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ATROPHY; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DNA; HEXANONES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOGONIA; STAINING AND LABELING; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 0029988507     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0067     Document Type: Article

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