Metabolic regulation is important for spermatogenesis

Nature Reviews Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 330-338

  Rato, Luís ^a   Alves, Marco G ^a   Socorro, Sílvia ^a   Duarte, Ana I ^b   Cavaco, José E ^a   Oliveira, Pedro F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID;

APOPTOSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SECRETION; ENERGY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84862208844     PISSN: 17594812     EISSN: 17594820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2012.77     Document Type: Review

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