Modulation of germ cell apoptosis with a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in a murine model of congenital cryptorchidism

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 1731-1735

  DeFoor, William R ^a   Kuan, Chia Yi ^a   Pinkerton, Malinda ^a   Sheldon, Curtis A ^a   Lewis, Alfor G ^a   Austin, Paul ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cryptorchidism; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERTILITY; GENOTYPE; GERM CELL; HOMOZYGOSITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY;

EID: 4544239204     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000138846.56399.de     Document Type: Conference Paper

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