PREPUBERTAL EXPOSURE TO 4-TERT-OCTYLPHENOL INDUCES APOPTOSIS OF TESTICULAR GERM CELLS IN ADULT RAT
KIM S, LEE H, YANG H, KIM H, YOON Y. PREPUBERTAL EXPOSURE TO 4-TERT-OCTYLPHENOL INDUCES APOPTOSIS OF TESTICULAR GERM CELLS IN ADULT RAT. Systems Biology In Reproductive Medicine 2004, 50: 427-441. PMID: 15669608, DOI: 10.1080/01485010490475093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTesticular germ cellsEstradiol valerateSerum LH concentrationsSerum testosterone concentrationsGerm cellsWeek old ratsPrepubertal male ratsLH concentrationsMale reproductive organsMale ratsTestosterone concentrationsAdult ratsOld ratsChronic exposureMarked reductionSeminiferous tubulesRatsSeminal vesiclesBcl-2Decreased biosynthesisBax mRNAThree timesTesticular developmentBcl-xL mRNAApoptosis