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Oestrogens as apoptosis regulators in mammalian testis: angels or devils?
1 Jan 2015
Abstract excerpt
In the mammalian testis, spermatogenesis is a highly coordinated process of germ cell development, which ends with the release of 'mature' spermatozoa. The fine regulation of spermatogenesis is strictly dependent on sex steroid hormones, which orchestrate the cellular and molecular events underlying normal development of germ cells. Sex steroids actions also rely on the control of germ cell survival, and the...
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