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Spermatogenesis Cell Biology

Research data from Pontificia University Catolica of Chile update understanding of spermatogenesis cell biology

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 9th, 2006

A report, "Caspase activation throughout the first wave of spermatogenesis in the rat," is newly published data in Cell and Tissue Research. According to recent research published in the journal Cell and Tissue Research, "Early in postnatal life, the first wave of spermatogenesis is accompanied by an initial wave of germ cell apoptosis. This may reflect an adjustment in the number of germ cells that can be adequately maintained by Sertoli cells."

"Two major pathways (intrinsic and extrinsic) are involved in the process of caspase activation and apoptosis in mammalian cells. The extrinsic pathway is characterized by the oligomerization of death receptors such as...

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