Heat and oxidative stress in the germ line

Studies on Men's Health and Fertility

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 149-178

  Shiraishi, Koji ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Germ cells; Heat stress; Heat shock proteins; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatogenesis; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986891096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-776-7_8     Document Type: Chapter

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