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Nicotine plus a high-fat diet triggers cardiomyocyte apoptosis
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Involvement of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase and nitric oxide-mediated mitochondria-dependent intrinsic pathway signaling in cardiotoxin-induced muscle cell death: role of testosterone
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Structure-Function Relationships in Somatic Cells of the Testis and Accessory Reproductive Glands
Somatic cells of the male are key to the normal functioning of the male reproductive system. Their physiology has been extensively measured using endocrine and endocrine receptor assays, but until recently, li...