A stereological analysis of the response of spermatogenesis to an acute inflammatory episode in adult rats

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 176-185

  Liew, Seng H ^a,b   Meachem, Sarah J ^b   Hedger, Mark P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Fertility; Inflammation; Meiosis; Sertoli cell

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEREOMETRY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; INFLAMMATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 33845984004     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.000752     Document Type: Article

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