DHT deficiency perturbs the integrity of the rat seminiferous epithelium by disrupting tight and adherens junctions

In rats with a DHT deficiency induced by finasteride, morphological changes in the seminiferous epithelium were observed. The structural alterations were manifested by the premature germ cells sloughing into the lumen of seminiferous tubules. The etiology of this disorder could be connected with int...

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Main Authors: Barbara Wiszniewska, Lidia Wenda-Różewicka, Mariola Marchlewicz, Agnieszka Kolasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2011-04-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Subjects:
rat
Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4145