hCG treatment raises H2O2 levels and induces germ cell apoptosis in rat testis

Apoptosis

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1173-1182

  Gautam, Dinesh K ^a   Misro, M M ^a   Chaki, S P ^a   Chandra, Mahesh ^a   Sehgal, N ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chronic hCG treatment; Germ cell; H2O2; Testis

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CATALASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GERM CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 34250011508     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: 1573675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-007-0060-1     Document Type: Article

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