Induction of apoptosis by castration in epithelium of the mouse seminal vesicles

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 409-415

  Tanji, N ^a   Satoh, H ^a   Takagi Morishita, Y ^b   Sugihara, A ^b   Terada, N ^b   Cunha, G R ^c   Yokoyama, M ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Castration; Development; Seminal vesicle

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; EPITHELIUM; GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL VESICLE; TESTIS;

EID: 79961197245     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010390236369     Document Type: Article

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