| Title |
Cyclical and Patch-Like GDNF Distribution along the Basal Surface of Sertoli Cells in Mouse and Hamster Testes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0028367 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Takeshi Sato, Yoshimi Aiyama, Mayuko Ishii-Inagaki, Kenshiro Hara, Naoki Tsunekawa, Kyoko Harikae, Mami Uemura-Kamata, Mai Shinomura, Xiao Bo Zhu, Seishi Maeda, Sachi Kuwahara-Otani, Akihiko Kudo, Hayato Kawakami, Masami Kanai-Azuma, Michio Fujiwara, Yoichi Miyamae, Shosei Yoshida, Makoto Seki, Masamichi Kurohmaru, Yoshiakira Kanai |
| Abstract |
In mammalian spermatogenesis, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is one of the major Sertoli cell-derived factors which regulates the maintenance of undifferentiated spermatogonia including spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) through GDNF family receptor α1 (GFRα1). It remains unclear as to when, where and how GDNF molecules are produced and exposed to the GFRα1-positive spermatogonia in vivo. |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 21% |
| Professor | 6 | 18% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Unknown | 3 | 9% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 21% |
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| Psychology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 2 | 6% |