Dissecting the phthalate-induced Sertoli cell injury: The Fragile balance of proteases and their inhibitors

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1091-1093

  Mazaud Guittot, Séverine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DAMAGE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC; SERTOLI CELLS; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-2;

EID: 84855412261     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.095976     Document Type: Note

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