| Literature DB >> 10481969 |
W W Lin1, D J Lamb, L I Lipshultz, E D Kim.
Abstract
Immunohistochemical analysis of the expression of the autosomal apoptosis regulator genes, BAX, bcl-2, p53, and cyclic-AMP responsive element modulator (CREM) in testis biopsies from infertile men demonstrated that BAX, bcl-2, and p53 immunoreactivity was absent irrespective of seminiferous tubule histology. In contrast, cell-specific CREM immunoreactivity in round spermatids, with complete absence of CREM in patient biopsies showing spermatocyte maturation arrest and Sertoli cell only, was evident, suggesting a possible role of autosomal genes in the regulation of apoptosis in human spermatogenesis regulation.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10481969 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007137027543
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Urol Nephrol ISSN: 0301-1623 Impact factor: 2.370