Effect of ageing on the proliferation and apoptosis of testicular germ cells in the Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 89-98

  Morales, E ^a   Pastor, L M ^a   Horn, R ^a   Zuasti, A ^a   Ferrer, C ^a   Calvo, A ^b   Santamaria L ^c   Canteras, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Testis

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE;

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GROWTH DISORDER; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0038304698     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/rd02071     Document Type: Article

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