Whole‐body heat exposure causes developmental stage‐specific apoptosis of male germ cells

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Humans are occasionally exposed to extreme environmental heat for a prolonged period of time. Here, we investigated testicular responses to whole-body heat exposure by placing mice in a warm chamber. Among the examined tissues, the testis was found to be most susceptible to heat stress. Heat stress induces direct responses within germ cells, such as eukaryotic initiation factor 2α phosphorylation and stress...

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