Apoptosis and molecular pathways in the seminiferous epithelium of aged and photoinhibited Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-135

  Morales, Eva ^a   Ferrer, Concepcion ^a   Zuasti, Adelina ^a   Garcia Borron, Jose C ^b   Canteras, Manuel ^b   Pastor, Luis M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Bcl 2; Fas; Photoperiod; Testis

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN P53;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PHOTOINHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; CRICETINAE; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOZOA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 33845998921     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.000778     Document Type: Article

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