Dexamethasone effects on fas ligand expression in mouse testicular germ cells

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2231-2236

  Khorsandi, Laya Sadat ^a   Hashemitabar, M ^a   Orazizadeh, M ^a   Albughobeish, N ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Dexamethasone; FasL; Germ cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FAS LIGAND; FASL PROTEIN, MOUSE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DEXAMETHASONE; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 57749118679     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.2231.2236     Document Type: Article

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