Intratesticular expression of mRNAs of both interferon γ and tumor necrosis factor α is significantly increased in experimental autoimmune orchitis in mice

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 296-302

  Terayama, Hayato ^a   Naito, Munekazu ^a   Qu, Ning ^a   Hirai, Shuichi ^a   Kitaoka, Miyuki ^a   Ogawa, Yuki ^a   Itoh, Masahiro ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cytokine; Spermatogenic disturbance; Testis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; ORCHITIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MICE; ORCHITIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 79957569543     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-121N     Document Type: Article

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