title: Apoptosis: its importance in spermatogenic dysfunction.
abstract: Apoptosis, spontaneous programmed cell death, has recently generated great interest in several areas of investigation, including infertility. Selective sperm cell death also seems to be a component of normal spermatogenesis. A better understanding of this process may lead to the development of new strategies to treat intrinsic testicular failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Urology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1928 Alcoa Highway, Suite 127, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920, USA. ekim@mc.utmck.edu
authors.forename: Edward D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Albaha Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Barqawi
authors.forename: Ju Tae
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Randall B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Meacham
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000502:physiology*