Dual role of immune cells in the testis: Protective or pathogenic for germ cells?

The purpose of this review is to describe how the immune cells present in the testis interact with the germinal epithelium contributing to survival or apoptosis of germ cells (GCs). Physiologically, the immunosuppressor testicular microenvironment protects GCs from immune attack, whereas in inflamma...

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Main Authors: Pérez, Cecilia V., Theas, María S., Jacobo, Patricia V., Jarazo-Dietrich, Sabrina, Guazzone, Vanesa A., Lustig, Livia
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Landes Bioscience 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644047/