Human testis in organotypic culture: Application for basic or clinical research

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1564-1575

  Roulet, V ^a,b,c   Denis, H ^a,b,c   Staub, C ^a,b,c   Le Tortorec, A ^a,b,c   Delaleu, B ^d   Satie, A P ^a,b,c   Patard, J J ^e   Jégou, Bernard ^a,b,c   Dejucq Rainsford, Nathalie ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c IFR 140   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Human; Organotypic culture; Testis

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CELL MARKER; GONADOTROPIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOMATIC CELL; TESTIS CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33749004505     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del018     Document Type: Article

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