Activation of mitogen activated protein kinases and apoptosis of germ cells after vasectomy in the rat

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1273-1278

  Shiraishi, Koji ^a,b,c   Yoshida, Ken Ichi ^a,b   Fujimiya, Tatsuya ^a,b   Naito, Katsusuke ^a,b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Onoda City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Germ cells; Rats, Wistar; Testis; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TETRAPLOIDY; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0036720018     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64639-3     Document Type: Article

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