Hassan Nazari

Department of Gamete and Cloning, Research Institute of Animal Embryo Technology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

[ 1 ] - Involvement of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the estradiol production of ovine Sertoli cells

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear receptors of transcription factors composed of three family members: PPARα, PPARβ/δ and PPARγ. This study was aimed to evaluate the role of PPARs in the estradiol production via follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in the ovine Sertoli cells. At the first step, transcripts of PPARα, PPARβ /δ and PPARγ were evaluated by quantitative r...

[ 2 ] - Connexin-43: A possible mediator of heat stress effects on ram Sertoli cells

Sertoli cells are an essential group of cells in seminiferous epithelium which provide nutritional and structural supports for spermatogenic cells via cell junctions. In this study, the gene expression of connexin-43, the most abundantly distributed gap junction protein of cells, was investigated in ram Sertoli cells under mild and severe heat stresses with real-time quantitative PCR. Sertoli c...