Tumour necrosis factor-α released by testicular macrophages induces apoptosis of germ cells in autoimmune orchitis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1865-1872

  Theas, M S ^a   Rival, C ^a   Jarazo Dietrich, S ^a   Jacobo, P ^a   Guazzone, V A ^a   Lustig, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autoimmune orchitis; Macrophages; Testis; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; ETANERCEPT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL VIABILITY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOGENATE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE;

RATTUS;

EID: 47649107396     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den240     Document Type: Article

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