Ethanol exposure decreases cell proliferation and increases apoptosis in rat testes

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1013-1017

  Koh, Phil Ok ^a   Kim, Myeong Ok ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ethanol; PCNA; Testes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CASPASE 3; CYCLINE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CELL PROLIFERATION; ETHANOL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750858111     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.1013     Document Type: Article

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