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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Lizhong Yang
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-9521 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Biology of reproduction 20071121 3
Vitamin A deficiency in the mouse results in an arrest in the progression of undifferentiated spermatogonia to differentiating spermatogonia. The supplement of retinol to vitamin-A-deficient mice reinitiates spermatogenesis in a synchronous manner throughout the testes. It is unclear whether the effects of retinoids are the result of a direct action on germ cells or are indirectly mediated through Sertoli cells. The expression of Stimulated by retinoic acid gene 8 (Stra8), which is required for ...[more]