Retarded differentiation of Leydig cells and increased apoptosis of germ cells in the initial round of spermatogenesis of rats with lethal dwarf and epilepsy (lde/lde) phenotypes

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 669-678

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

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; FSH; LH; Spermatogenesis; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DWARFISM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; GROWTH RETARDATION; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PEDIATRICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DWARFISM; EPILEPSY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 56249085599     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.108.005066     Document Type: Article

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