The anterior pituitary is active mitotically and apoptotically under basal conditions and in
response to a variety of physiological and pathophysiological stimuli. Hypothyroidism in man …

We identified aberrations leading to spontaneous autoimmune orchitis (AIO) in mink, a
seasonal breeder and natural model for autoimmunity. This study provides evidence …

Contents Imbalances in the proliferation and apoptosis processes are involved in numerous
epithelial alterations. In the seminiferous epithelium, normal spermatogenesis is regulated …

Atrazine (ATZ), a widely used agricultural pesticide and benzo [a] pyrene (BaP), a ubiquitous
environmental human carcinogen can induce alterations of spermatogenesis. In the present …

Follicle-stimulating hormone plays a key role in spermatogonial development in adult rats
via poorly understood mechanisms. We aimed to identify the role of this hormone in the …

It has been shown that non-cytotoxic doses of Carbendazim (CBZ), a broad-spectrum
benzimidazole fungicide, possess endocrine-disrupting (androgen-like) actions, ex vivo, on …

In mitotic cells, RAD9A functions in repairing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by
homologous recombination and facilitates the process by cell cycle checkpoint control in …

Chronic immobilization stress provokes an increase in serum corticosterone, which causes
the decline in testosterone concentration. The stress and glucocorticoid administration …

Objective To carry out a detailed quantitative analysis of male germ cell apoptosis in
seminiferous epithelium in a long period after EDS administration. Methods The apoptosis in …

The Fas system is involved in the control of immune system homeostasis and nonfunctional
Fas system leads to autoimmune disease in mice and humans. The Fas system is a …