Distribution of intracellular and extracellular expression of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) in human testis and their association with spermatogenesis. - Concepedia

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Distribution of intracellular and extracellular expression of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) in human testis and their association with spermatogenesis.

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2002

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Masaki Dobashi, Masato Fujisawa, TAKAFUMI YAMAZAKI, Hiroshi Okada, Sadao Kamidono

Abstract

The distribution of the intracellular and extracellular expression of TGF-beta1 in human testis was demonstrated. It suggests that TGF-beta1 is related to fibrosis of seminiferous tubules and may lead to spermatogenic disruption.