Sertoli cell ablation and replacement of the spermatogonial niche in mouse

Sertoli cells and other somatic cells of the testis comprise the germ cell niche and are critical to regulate spermatogenesis. Here the authors present a method in which Sertoli cells are selectively targeted for ablation by the compound benzalkonium chloride (BC) in mice, and the spermatogenic nich...

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Main Authors: Tetsuhiro Yokonishi, Jennifer McKey, Shintaro Ide, Blanche Capel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13879-8