During seminiferous tubule maturation testosterone and synergistic action of FSH with estradiol support germ cell survival while estradiol alone has pro-apoptotic effect

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 59-64

  Walczak Jȩdrzejowska, Renata ^a   Słowikowska Hilczer, Jolanta ^a   Marchlewska, Katarzyna ^a   Oszukowska, Elzbieta ^a   Kula, Krzysztof ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Estradiol; FSH; Germ cells; Sertoli cells; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; GERM CELL; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NEWBORN; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 44949159738     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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