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Testicular x‐ray irradiation in adult mice as a model to study spermatogonial proliferation
Author(s) -
BustosObregón E.,
Rodriguez H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1991.tb02596.x
Subject(s) - andrology , irradiation , biology , proliferation marker , cell growth , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , genetics , physics , nuclear physics
Summary. Testicular irradiation (300 r) of sexually mature mice provides a good model to study spermatogonial proliferation. DNA specific activity can be used under these conditions as a suitable assay of the proliferation and differentiation of testicular cells.