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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Wei Zhou
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-15243 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Biology of reproduction 20090814 1
Although gonadotropins and androgen are required for normal spermatogenesis and both testosterone and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are responsible for the inhibition of spermatogonial differentiation that occurs in irradiated rats, it has been difficult to identify the specific genes involved. To study specific hormonally regulated changes in somatic cell gene expression in the testis that may be involved in these processes, without the complication of changing populations of germ cells, w ...[more]