Proliferation and apoptosis in the seminiferous epithelium of photoinhibited Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 281-287

  Morales, Eva ^a   Pastor, Luis M ^a   Ferrer, Concepción ^a   Zuasti, Adelina ^a   Pallarés, Jacinto ^a   Horn, Ramón ^a   Calvo, Alfonso ^b   Santamari, Luis ^c   Canteras, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hamster; Photoperiod; Proliferation; Seasonal reproduction; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM LAYER; HAMSTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCYTE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CRICETINAE; EPITHELIUM; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHOTOPERIOD; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES;

EID: 0036378173     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2002.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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