Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
ISSN: 2329-6488
Yoshinori Otsuki
Osaka Medical College,
2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686
Japan
Short Communication
Anti-Apoptotic Mechanisms of Sertoli Cells against Ethanol Toxicity
Author(s): Nabil Eid, Yuko Ito and Yoshinori Otsuki
Nabil Eid, Yuko Ito and Yoshinori Otsuki
Testicular germ cells are highly susceptible to damage from a number of toxic chemicals in comparison to somatic cells because they have higher amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids that are vulnerable to oxidation by free radicals arising from phagocytic Sertoli cells.
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DOI:
10.4172/2329-6488.1000105