Germ-cell degeneration in experimental unilateral cryptorchidism: role of apoptosis
β Scribed by Z. Q. Wang; T. Todani; Y. Watanabe; A. Toki; K. Ogura; O. Miyamoto; T. Toyoshima; T. Itano
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 488 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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## Abstract The fetal and neonatal development of male germ cells (gonocytes) is a poorly understood but crucial process for establishing fertility. In rodents, gonocytes go through two phases of proliferation accompanied by apoptosis and separated by a quiescent period during the end of fetal deve