Bax-Dependent Spermatogonia Apoptosis Is Required for Testicular Development and Spermatogenesis1
Open Access
- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 66 (4) , 950-958
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.4.950
Abstract
Bax is a multidomain, proapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family that is required for normal spermatogenesis in mice. Despite its proapoptotic function,Keywords
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