The role of p53 in male infertility

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The tumor suppressor p53 is a transcription factor involved in a variety of crucial cellular functions, including cell cycle arrest, DNA repair and apoptosis. Still, a growing number of studies indicate that p53 plays multiple roles in spermatogenesis, as well as in the occurrence and development of male infertility. The representative functions of p53 in spermatogenesis include the proliferation of...

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