Germ cell death and their removal during initial stages of testicular ischemia and cryptorchidism: A comparative analysis

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1080-1087

  Misro, M M ^a   Chaki, S P ^a   Gautam, Dinesh K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

Author keywords

Cell death; Cryptorchidism; Germ cell; Ischemia; Testicular ischemia

Indexed keywords

DNA; HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERM CELL; HAPLOIDY; ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE; TIME;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERM CELLS; HAPLOIDY; HORMONES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27644551334     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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