Spermatogonial morphology, kinetics and niches in hamsters exposed to Short- and long-photoperiod

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 486-497

  Do Nascimento, H F ^a   Drumond, A L ^a   De Franca L R ^a   Chiarini Garcia, H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Golden hamster; High resolution light microscopy; Photoperiod; Spermatogonia; Spermatogonial kinetics; Spermatogonial niches; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERM CELL; KINETICS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CRICETINAE; KINETICS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MITOSIS; PHOTOPERIOD; SPERMATOGONIA;

EID: 70049113225     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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