Restoration of spermatogenesis in infertile mice by Sertoli cell transplantation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1064-1071

  Shinohara, Takashi ^a,b   Orwig, Kyle E ^a   Avarbock, Mary R ^a   Brinster, Ralph L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Gamete biology; Male reproductive tract; Sertoli cells; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TYPE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BUSULFAN; CADMIUM; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037371398     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.009977     Document Type: Article

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