Causes and consequences of apoptosis in spermatozoa; contributions to infertility and impacts on development

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 2-4, 2013, Pages 265-272

  Aitken, R John ^a   Baker, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Mitochondria DNA damage; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALDEHYDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CADMIUM; CASPASE; ENDONUCLEASE; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SURFACE; DEVELOPMENT; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCISION REPAIR; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; ONTOGENY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

APOPTOSIS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84880065183     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130146ja     Document Type: Article

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