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Impairment of Spermatogenesis in Transgenic Mice With Selective Overexpression of Bcl‐2 in the Somatic Cells of the Testis
12 Nov 2001
Abstract excerpt
To explore the functional role of Bcl-2 in germ cell development, transgenic mice carrying 6 kilobases of the inhibin-alpha promoter were generated to express human bcl-2 gene product in the gonads. Although female transgenic mice demonstrated decreased follicle apoptosis, enhanced folliculogenesis, and increased germ cell tumorigenesis, the adult males exhibited variable impairment of spermatogenesis. The degree...
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