Photoperiod-induced apoptosis in the male genital tract epithelia of the golden hamster

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-79

  Carballada, Rosa ^a   Jara, Marco ^a   Esponda, Pedro ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hamster; Male genital tract; Oxidative stress; Photoperiod; Seasonal breeding

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; LIPOFUSCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNODETECTION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SEMINAL VESICLE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CRICETINAE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EPITHELIUM; GENITALIA, MALE; LIPOFUSCIN; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOPERIOD; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33947695649     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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