Spermatogenesis: borrowing the apoptotic machinery
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Spermatogenesis: borrowing the apoptotic machinery
The apoptotic machinery is utilized for a wide variety of tasks during development. Recent work has uncovered a new, non-apoptotic role for these factors during the individualization process of maturing spermatids.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00525-6