Temperature control of spermatogenesis and prospect of male contraception

Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar

Volumn 2 S, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 730-755

  Liu, Yi Xun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Heat; Male contraception; Review; Spermatogenesis; Stress; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPOL; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CONTRACEPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM CELL; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM CELLS; GOSSYPOL; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; MALE; RATS; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77954706762     PISSN: 19450516     EISSN: 19450524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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