Abstract
Lectin histochemistry is commonly used to characterize the pattern of glycoconjugates in cells and tissues. Recent studies show that alterations in these glycoconjugates are associated with the entry of cells into apoptosis. A widely used technique for the detection of apoptotic cell death is TUNEL. In this chapter, we study the sensitivity of both techniques to identify apoptotic cells in the testis of photo-inhibited Syrian hamster.
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This work was supported by GERM 19892/15 from Fundación Seneca CARM.
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Seco-Rovira, V., Beltrán-Frutos, E., Martínez-Hernández, J., Ferrer, C., Pastor, L.M. (2017). The Use of Lectin Histochemistry for Detecting Apoptotic Cells in the Seminiferous Epithelium. In: Pellicciari, C., Biggiogera, M. (eds) Histochemistry of Single Molecules. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1560. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6788-9_9
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