Reduced mitotic activity and increased apoptosis of fetal Sertoli cells in rat hypogonadic (hgn/hgn) testes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-589

  Yagi, Mio ^a   Takenaka, Motoo ^a   Suzuki, Katsushi ^a   Suzuki, Hiroetsu ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Astrin; Hypogonadism; Mitosis; Rat; Spag5; Sterility

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; SPAG5 PROTEIN, RAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BROWN NORWAY RAT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARRIER PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOSIS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 34447334176     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18128     Document Type: Article

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