Enhancement of germ cell apoptosis induced by ethanol in transgenic mice overexpressing Fas ligand

Cell Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 361-367

  Jia, Hua Hu ^a   Jiang, Jie ^a,b   Ying, Hua Ma ^a,d   Yang, Na ^a,e   Mao, Hu Zhang ^a   Wu, Min ^b   Fei, Jian ^a,c   Gou, Li He ^a,f  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Nan Fang Model Organism Research Center   (China)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ethanol; Fas ligand; Testes; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

MUS MUSCULUS;

ALCOHOL; FAS LIGAND; FASL PROTEIN, MOUSE; FASLG PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ETHANOL; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 4043114285     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290181     Document Type: Article

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