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| Title |
Germ cell development in the postnatal testis: the key to prevent malignancy in cryptorchidism?
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| Published in |
Frontiers in endocrinology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fendo.2012.00176 |
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| Authors |
John M. Hutson, Ruili Li, Bridget R. Southwell, Bodil L. Petersen, Jorgen Thorup, Dina Cortes |
| Abstract |
To permit normal postnatal germ cell development, the mammalian testis undergoes a complex, multi-staged process of descent to the scrotum. Failure of any part of this process leads to congenital cryptorchidism, wherein the malpositioned testis finds itself at the wrong temperature after birth, which leads to secondary germ cell loss and later infertility and risk of cancer. Recent studies suggest that neonatal gonocytes transform into the putative spermatogenic stem cells between 3 and 9 months, and this initial postnatal step is deranged in cryptorchid testes. In addition, it is thought the abnormality high temperature may also impair apoptosis of remaining gonocytes, allowing some to persist to become the possible source of carcinoma in situ and malignancy after puberty. The biology of postnatal germ cell development is of intense interest, as it is likely to be the key to the optimal timing for orchidopexy. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 14% |
| Researcher | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Professor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 17 | 23% |
| Unknown | 19 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 36% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 23 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 January 2013.
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