Germ cell desquamation-based testis regression in a seasonal breeder, the Egyptian long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus.

Germ cell desquamation-based testis regression in a seasonal breeder, the Egyptian long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus.

Testes of seasonally breeding species experience a severe functional regression before the non-breeding period, which implies a substantial mass reduction due to massive germ-cell depletion. Two alternative mechanisms of seasonal germ-cell depletion have been described in mammals, apoptosis and desq...

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Main Authors: Diaa Massoud, Miguel Lao-Pérez, Alicia Hurtado, Walied Abdo, Rogelio Palomino-Morales, Francisco David Carmona, Miguel Burgos, Rafael Jiménez, Francisco J Barrionuevo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6171879?pdf=render

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