Decreased gene expression of testicular cell-specific proteins in cadmium-induced acute testicular toxicity

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 952-956

  Nemoto, Kiyomitsu ^a   Miyajima, Shoji ^a   Hara, Shiori ^a   Saigusa, Ryosuke ^a   Yamada, Masaki ^a   Shikama, Hiroshi ^b   Yotsuya, Shuichi ^b   Sekimoto, Masashi ^a   Degawa, Masakuni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^b ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Gene expression; Necrosis; Testis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CELL PROTEIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR BINDING INHIBITOR; HISTONE H2B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS INJURY;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 74549199482     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.55.952     Document Type: Article

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