Torsion-induced injury in rat testes does not affect mitochondrial respiration or the accumulation of mitochondrial mutations

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 347-356

  Ahmed, Farag A ^a   Whelan, James ^a   Jequier, Anne M ^b   Cummins, James M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Mitochondria; mtDNA deletions; Testis; Torsion

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TORSION;

ANIMALS; CELL RESPIRATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; MUTATION; OXYGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEQUENCE DELETION; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS;

EID: 0033667055     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2000.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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