Protection from Radiation-Induced Male Germ Cell Loss by Sphingosine-1-Phosphate

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 759-767

  Otala, Marjut ^a   Suomalainen, Laura ^a   Pentikäinen, Markku O ^b   Kovanen, Petri ^b   Tenhunen, Mikko ^d   Erkkilä, Krista ^a   Toppari, Jorma ^c   Dunkel, Leo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b WIHURI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Male reproductive tract; Spermatogenesis; Stress; Testis

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DNA DEGRADATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPIDS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPERMATOGONIA; SPHINGOSINE; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1242298769     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.021840     Document Type: Article

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