Effects of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) deficiency in mice on Sertoli cell proliferation and perinatal testis development

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 741-751

  Auharek, S A ^a   Lara, N L M ^a   Avelar, G F ^a   Sharpe, R M ^b   Franca L R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

INOS; Leydig cell; Mouse; Peritubular myoid cells; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis; Stereology; Testis development

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; DENSITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS WEIGHT; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84866148471     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2012.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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