Long-term vitamin A deficiency induces alteration of adult mouse spermatogenesis and spermatogonial differentiation: Direct effect on spermatogonial gene expression and indirect effects via somatic cells

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1123-1135

  Boucheron Houston, Catherine ^a   Canterel Thouennon, Lucile ^a   Lee, Tin Lap ^b   Baxendale, Vanessa ^a   Nagrani, Sohan ^a   Chan, Wai Yee ^a,b   Rennert, Owen M ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Spermatogenesis; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR ALPHA; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR BETA; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR GAMMA; RETINOID; RETINOID X RECEPTOR ALPHA; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

MUS;

EID: 84878010803     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: 18734847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.08.013     Document Type: Article

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