Search for dissertations about: "apoptosis testis rat"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words apoptosis testis rat.

2. 1. Autocrine and paracrine regulation of Leydig cell survival in the postnatal testis

   Author : Eugenia Colón; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : IGFs; steroidogenesis; Leydig cells; steroidogenic acute regulatory protein StAR ; insulin; IGFBP-3; IGFBP-2 and steroidogenic enzymes;

   Abstract : The primary function of testicular Leydig cells is the production of androgens that promote sexual differentiation in the fetus, secondary sexual maturation at the. time of puberty, and spermatogenesis in the adult. READ MORE