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Spermatogenesis: borrowing the apoptotic machinery
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Spermatogenesis: borrowing the apoptotic machinery
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Abstract
The apoptotic machinery is utilized for a wide variety of tasks during development. Recent work has uncovered a new, non-apoptotic role for these factors during the individualization process of maturing spermatids.
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Caspase activity and a specific cytochrome C are required for sperm differentiation in Drosophila.Dev Cell. 2003 May;4(5):687-97. doi: 10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00120-5. Dev Cell. 2003. PMID: 12737804
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