Open AccessImmunoexpression of Androgen Receptor and Nine Markers of Maturation in the Testes of Adolescent Boys with Klinefelter Syndrome: Evidence for Degeneration of Germ Cells at the Onset of Meiosis
Author(s) -
Anne M. Wikström,
Christina E. HoeiHansen,
Leo Dunkel,
Ewa RajpertDe Meyts
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-1892
Subject(s) - klinefelter syndrome , androgen receptor , meiosis , degeneration (medical) , biology , androgen , endocrinology , medicine , psychology , genetics , pathology , hormone , cancer , prostate cancer , gene
The pathogenesis and mechanisms behind the degeneration of the seminiferous tubules in testes of subjects with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are yet unknown.
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