The hypoxic testicle: Physiology and pathophysiology

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Reyes, Juan G ^a   Farias, Jorge G ^b   Henríquez Olavarrieta, Sebastián ^c   Madrid, Eva ^d   Parraga, Mario ^d   Zepeda, Andrea B ^b   Moreno, Ricardo D ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BLOOD FLOW; CORE TEMPERATURE; DNA DAMAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERM CELLS; LEYDIG CELLS; LITERATURE ANALYSIS; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; LOW OXYGEN; MEMBRANE-BOUND; METALLOPROTEINASES; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES;

CELL PROLIFERATION; MAMMALS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; TORSIONAL STRESS;

CELL DEATH;

AMINOGUANIDINE; ASCORBIC ACID; CYCLOSPORIN; CYPROHEPTADINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; HEMIN; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; IBUPROFEN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MOLSIDOMINE; OXYGEN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RUTOSIDE; SILDENAFIL; TACROLIMUS; TRAPIDIL; VASCULOTROPIN;

ALTITUDE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXEMIA; LEYDIG CELL; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN SENSING; OXYGEN TENSION; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS HYPOXIAA; TESTIS ISCHEMIA; TESTIS TORSION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VARICOCELE; ANOXIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

ANOXIA; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84867760934     PISSN: 19420900     EISSN: 19420994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/929285     Document Type: Review

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