Impairment of spermatogenesis and enhancement of testicular germ cell apoptosis induced by exogenous all-Trans-retinoic acid in adult lizard Podarcis sicula

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-298

  Comitato, Raffaella ^a   Esposito, Teresa ^a   Cerbo, Giovanna ^a   Angelini, Francesco ^a   Varriale, Bruno ^a   Cardone, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATRA; MAMMALIA; PODARCIS SICULA; SQUAMATA;

RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GERM CELL; LIZARD; MALE; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; GERM CELLS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIZARDS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RNA; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRETINOIN;

EID: 33645984576     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: 1552499X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.264     Document Type: Article

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