In vivo analysis of germ cell apoptosis reveals the existence of stage-specific 'social' control of germ cell death in the seminiferous epithelium

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 373-379

  Blanco Rodriguez J ^a,b   Martinez GarciA C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Medicina   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Extracellular controls; Germ cells; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0031462531     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1998.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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