In vitro spermatogenesis - optimal culture conditions for testicular cell survival, germ cell differentiation, and steroidogenesis in rats

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Reda, Ahmed ^a   Hou, Mi ^a   Landreh, Luise ^a   Kjartansdóttir, Kristín Rós ^a   Svechnikov, Konstantin ^a   Söder, Olle ^a   Stukenborg, Jan Bernd ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Culture medium; Leydig cells; Spermatogenesis; Stem cell niche; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BETA ACTIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT MODULATOR; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUTAMINE; GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTAMINE; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 84901018468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00021     Document Type: Article

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