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Anti‐apoptotic factor humanin is expressed in the testis and prevents cell‐death in leydig cells during the first wave of spermatogenesis
17 Apr 2006
Abstract excerpt
Humanin (HN) is a 24 amino acids peptide with potent neuro-survival properties that protects against damage associated with Alzheimer's disease. In the present report, we have demonstrated by immunohistochemical analysis and Western blotting the pattern of expression of rat humanin (HNr) in the testis of 10- to 60-day-old rats. The Leydig cells of 10- and 40- day-old rats expressed this peptide at high levels;...
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