Vascular endothelial growth factor regulates germ cell survival during establishment of spermatogenesis in the bovine testis

Reproduction

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 667-677

  Caires, Kyle C ^a   De Avila, Jeanene ^a   McLean, Derek J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; GENE FUNCTION; GERM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, NUDE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

BOVINAE;

EID: 71049118610     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-09-0020     Document Type: Article

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