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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-3-24
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pubmed:abstractText |
The effect of the mutation for white belly spot controlled by the dominant gene W on spermatogenesis in mice was examined by experimental cryptorchidism and its surgical reversal. The course of spermatogenesis from spermatogonia to spermatid was normal in intact testes of W/+ mice. In cryptorchid testes, there was no difference in the number and activity of Type A spermatogonia between the testes of W/+ and +/+ mice, in mitotic and labelling indices. Although surgical reversal of the cryptorchid testis resulted in regenerative differentiation of germ cells in both genotypes, the recovery of cell differentiation in the W/+ testis was slower than in the +/+ testis. There were fewer germ cells, such as intermediate-Type B spermatogonia or more advanced ones, in W/+ testes. On Day 17 after surgical reversal, cell associations in W/+ testes were abnormal and the numbers of intermediate-Type B spermatogonia, spermatocytes and spermatids were approximately 70, 50 and 15%, respectively, of those in +/+ testes. These results indicate that the W gene affects spermatogenic cell differentiation in adult mice.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0022-4251
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
93
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
287-94
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Cell Differentiation,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Cryptorchidism,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Genotype,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Mice, Mutant Strains,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Orchiectomy,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Sperm Count,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Spermatogenesis,
pubmed-meshheading:1686280-Spermatozoa
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pubmed:year |
1991
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Effect of the W mutation, for white belly spot, on testicular germ cell differentiation in mice.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University Yamada-oka, Japan.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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