FasL gene-deficient mice display a limited disruption in spermatogenesis and inhibition of mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced germ cell apoptosis

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 335-345

  Lin, Yi Chen ^a   Yao, Pei Li ^a   Richburg, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; c FLIP; FasL; MEHP; Testis

Indexed keywords

FAS LIGAND; FLICE INHIBITORY PROTEIN; MONO (2 ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RELATED APOPTOSIS INDUCING LIGAND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASP8 AND FADD-LIKE APOPTOSIS REGULATING PROTEIN; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

MUS;

EID: 77951588460     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq015     Document Type: Article

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