Optimization of a Filter-Lysis protocol to purify rat testicular homogenates for automated spermatid counting

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 811-816

  Pacheco, Sara E ^a   Anderson, Linnea M ^a   Boekelheide, Kim ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methods; Spermatogenesis; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETONYLACETONE; DRINKING WATER; 2,5-HEXANEDIONE; ALKANONE; CELL EXTRACT; DETERGENT; SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FILTER; HOMOGENATE; HOMOGENIZATION RESISTANT SPERMATID HEAD; LYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PURIFICATION; RAT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FILTRATION; FISCHER 344 RAT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CELL EXTRACTS; DETERGENTS; FILTRATION; HEXANONES; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM HEAD; SPERMATOGENESIS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865657051     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.111.015131     Document Type: Article

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