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Bebin M, Franz D, Sahmoud T, Belousova E, Sparagana S, Frost M, Ford J, Shah G, Cauwel H, Jozwiak S. Everolimus in Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytomas (SEGA) Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC): Results of EXIST-1, a Double-Blind Placebo-controlled Phase III Trial. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)70103-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Oshiro WM, Kenyon EM, Gordon CJ, Bishop B, Krantz QT, Ford J, Bushnell PJ. Extrapolating the Acute Behavioral Effects of Toluene from 1- to 24-h Exposures in Rats: Roles of Dose Metric and Metabolic and Behavioral Tolerance. Toxicol Sci 2011; 123:180-92. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lardeau MP, Healey G, Ford J. The use of Photovoice to document and characterize the food security of users of community food programs in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Rural Remote Health 2011; 11:1680. [PMID: 21702639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Food insecurity is a chronic problem affecting Inuit communities. The most comprehensive assessment of Inuit food security to-date, the Inuit Health Survey, reported that 70% of Inuit pre-school children lived in 'food insecure' households. Food banks and soup kitchens are relatively new in the Arctic but the number of users is increasing. Little is known about the experience and determinants of food insecurity among food program users who are often among the most marginalized (socially and economically) in communities. The use of participatory research methods when working in the north of Canada can promote meaningful knowledge exchange with community members and this approach was used in the present 'Photovoice' research. Photovoice uses photography to develop a baseline understanding of an issue, in this case the experience and determinants of food insecurity among users of community food programs in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The target population includes those who face significant social and economic marginalization, an often neglected group in Arctic food systems research. METHODS Eight regular users of food programs were recruited and engaged in a Photovoice research project to document factors determining their daily food consumption. The research method was introduced in workshops and discussion included the ethical concerns related to photography and how to take pictures. Participants were supplied with digital cameras, and asked to answer the following question using photography: 'What aspects of your everyday life affect what you eat and how much you have to eat?'. In the final workshop, photographs were discussed among the group and participants identified key themes in the photographs, offering an understanding of food insecurity from their perspectives. The group then discussed what should be done with the knowledge gained. RESULTS Factors improving food security were the customary systems for sharing 'country food', and the presence of social support networks in the community, such as the Food Bank, the Soup Kitchen and the Tukisigiarvik Center. Factors identified as negatively affecting food security were the high cost of food in the Arctic, and substance abuse. The participants decided by consensus whether and how the knowledge from this project would be disseminated. They decided that a museum exhibit of the photographs in the summer of 2010 and promotion of the results among policy-makers in Nunavut were of high priority. CONCLUSION The use of participatory research approaches such as Photovoice offers promise for exploring food security issues among similarly disadvantaged and vulnerable populations elsewhere in the Arctic. This approach was found to be a useful method for gathering and sharing research data because the data was generated and analysed by the participants. The clear and concise messages developed by the participants can be used to inform policy. This research method can assist in making a valuable contribution to health research, both in the Arctic and worldwide, because it promotes an understanding of the experiences of individuals from their own perspective.
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Mitchell K, Sogo T, Ford J, Armstrong D, Elliott P, Rostron C, Hogan J. The Influence of Cellulose Ether Substitution Type on Water Up-Take and Dissolution of Propranolol Hydrochloride. J Pharm Pharmacol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1990.tb14497.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mitchell K, Sogo T, Ford J, Armstrong D, Elliott P, Rostronxy1 C, Hogan J. Temperature Effects on the Dissolution of Promethazine Hydrochloride from Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose Matrix Tablets. J Pharm Pharmacol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1990.tb14500.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Slattery M, Liu D, Klass D, O'Connell T, Ho S, Scudamore C, Kennecke H, Ford J, Wasan E. Abstract No. 178: Pharmacokinetic release pattern of doxorubicin-loaded superabsorbent polymer microspheres: In vivo phase I dose escalation trial. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.01.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Mantese V, Rafaels N, Murray T, Vergara C, Gao L, Araujo M, Caraballo L, Knight-Madden J, Ford J, Dunston G. Replication of a Genetic Association between Polymorphisms in KCNMA1 and Asthma in Six Populations of African Ancestry. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.12.846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Schrader KA, Masciari S, Boyd N, Salamanca C, Senz J, Saunders DN, Yorida E, Maines-Bandiera S, Kaurah P, Tung N, Robson ME, Ryan PD, Olopade OI, Domchek SM, Ford J, Isaacs C, Brown P, Balmana J, Razzak AR, Miron P, Coffey K, Terry MB, John EM, Andrulis IL, Knight JA, O'Malley FP, Daly M, Bender P, Moore R, Southey MC, Hopper JL, Garber JE, Huntsman DG. Germline mutations in CDH1 are infrequent in women with early-onset or familial lobular breast cancers. J Med Genet 2011; 48:64-8. [PMID: 20921021 PMCID: PMC3003879 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2010.079814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Germline mutations in CDH1 are associated with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer; lobular breast cancer also occurs excessively in families with such condition. METHOD To determine if CDH1 is a susceptibility gene for lobular breast cancer in women without a family history of diffuse gastric cancer, germline DNA was analysed for the presence of CDH1 mutations in 318 women with lobular breast cancer who were diagnosed before the age of 45 years or had a family history of breast cancer and were not known, or known not, to be carriers of germline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Cases were ascertained through breast cancer registries and high-risk cancer genetic clinics (Breast Cancer Family Registry, the kConFab and a consortium of breast cancer genetics clinics in the United States and Spain). Additionally, Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification was performed for 134 cases to detect large deletions. RESULTS No truncating mutations and no large deletions were detected. Six non-synonymous variants were found in seven families. Four (4/318 or 1.3%) are considered to be potentially pathogenic through in vitro and in silico analysis. CONCLUSION Potentially pathogenic germline CDH1 mutations in women with early-onset or familial lobular breast cancer are at most infrequent.
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Owen DJ, Harrod I, Ford J, Luckas M, Gudimetla V. The surgical transversus abdominis plane block-a novel approach for performing an established technique. BJOG 2010; 118:24-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02779.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ford J, Zheng D, Saleh H, Lu J, Williamson J. SU-GG-J-31: Simultaneous Estimation of Beam Geometry and Radiation/Imaging Isocenter Coincidence in Cone-Beam CT-Guided Radiation Therapy. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Heinen S, Ford J, Yang SN. Cognitive expectation and repetitive priming contribute to probabilistic encoding in frontal cortex. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/9.8.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Beesley AH, Firth MJ, Ford J, Weller RE, Freitas JR, Perera KU, Kees UR. Erratum: Glucocorticoid resistance in T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is associated with a proliferative metabolism. Br J Cancer 2010. [PMCID: PMC2853103 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Maouris P, Jennings B, Ford J, Karczub A, Kohan R, Butt J, Evans S, Gee V. Outreach obstetrics training in Western Australia improves neonatal outcome and decreases caesarean sections. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2010; 30:6-9. [DOI: 10.3109/01443610903276409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Yang SN, Ford J, Heinen S. Contrasting supplementary and frontal eye field involvement in ocular decision making. J Vis 2009. [DOI: 10.1167/9.14.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Minn A, Fisher G, Ford J, Kunz P, Norton J, Koong A, Chang D. Comparison of IMRT and 3D Conformal Radiotherapy for Adjuvant Therapy for Gastric Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chavarro J, Furtado J, Toth T, Ford J, Campos H, Hauser R. Sperm fatty acid composition and its relationship with sperm concentration among men attending an infertility clinic. Fertil Steril 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Jhawer M, Kindler HL, Wainberg Z, Ford J, Kunz P, Tang L, McCallum S, Kallender H, Shah MA. Assessment of two dosing schedules of GSK1363089 (GSK089), a dual MET/VEGFR2 inhibitor, in metastatic gastric cancer (GC): Interim results of a multicenter phase II study. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.4502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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4502 Background: GSK089 is an oral, small-molecule inhibitor of cMET and VEGFR2/KDR, and has potent antitumor activity in cMET-amplified cell lines and xenografts. cMET is reportedly amplified, overexpressed and/or activated in GC, making it an attractive therapeutic target. This phase II study examines the safety and efficacy of 2 dosing schedules of GSK089 as a single agent in patients (pts) with metastatic GC. Methods: Pts with distal esophagus, GE junction or stomach adenocarcinoma, 0–2 prior chemotherapy regimens, adequate organ function, measurable disease, and ECOG PS 0–2 are sequentially enrolled in 2 cohorts: 1) Intermittent 5 days on/9 off - GSK089 240 mg/d on D1–5 repeated every 14 days, and 2) Daily - 80 mg/d. Primary study endpoint (response) is assessed every 8 weeks. cMET amplification by FISH (≥2 copies of cMET per copy of chromosome 7) is not an entry criterion, but is determined on archival tissue for all pts. Pre- and on-treatment tumor biopsies in select pts and plasma samples in all pts are analyzed for GSK089 effects on direct and downstream drug targets. GSK089 pharmacokinetics (PK) are also evaluated. Results: As of 12/19/08, enrollment to the 5 on/9 off cohort is complete with 41 evaluable pts, and 14 evaluable pts have enrolled on the daily cohort. cMET amplification was seen in 3/43 (7%) pts tested; all 3 were in 5 on/9 off cohort. Best response of stable disease (SD), was noted in 6/41 (15%) pts in the 5 on/9 off cohort (none were cMET-amplified), with 2 pts SD >6 months, 1 ongoing; and in 3/14 (21%) pts in the daily cohort. Among all-enrolled pts (48 pts in 5 on/9 off, 16 pts in daily cohort), LFT abnormalities (9%), fatigue (5%), and venous thromboembolism (3%) were the most common GSK089 related grade 3- 4 adverse events (AE). Only 1 possibly related grade 5 AE, death due to unknown cause, was noted. Conclusions: GSK089 is well tolerated on both dosing schedules. cMET amplification in metastatic GC is rare. Single agent GSK089 demonstrates minimal antitumor activity in a cMET-unselected gastric population on the 5 on/9 off schedule. Enrollment on the daily dosing schedule continues, now with mandatory pre- and on-treatment biopsies to better define cMET pathway and target inhibition with GSK089. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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Beesley AH, Firth MJ, Ford J, Weller RE, Freitas JR, Perera KU, Kees UR. Glucocorticoid resistance in T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is associated with a proliferative metabolism. Br J Cancer 2009; 100:1926-36. [PMID: 19436302 PMCID: PMC2714233 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoids (GCs) are among the most important drugs for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), yet despite their clinical importance, the exact mechanisms involved in GC cytotoxicity and the development of resistance remain uncertain. We examined the baseline profile of a panel of T-ALL cell lines to determine factors that contribute to GC resistance without prior drug selection. Transcriptional profiling indicated GC resistance in T-ALL is associated with a proliferative phenotype involving upregulation of glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, cholesterol biosynthesis and glutamate metabolism, increased growth rates and activation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MYC signalling pathways. Importantly, the presence of these transcriptional signatures in primary ALL specimens significantly predicted patient outcome. We conclude that in lymphocytes the activation of bioenergetic pathways required for proliferation may suppress the apoptotic potential and offset the metabolic crisis initiated by GC signalling. It is likely that the link between GC resistance and proliferation in T-ALL has not been fully appreciated to date because such effects would be masked in the context of current multiagent therapies. The data also provide the first evidence that altered expression of wild-type MLL may contribute to GC-resistant phenotypes. Our findings warrant the continued development of selective metabolic inhibitors for the treatment of ALL.
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Hasdell R, Leew SV, Ford J, Gibbard B. A Pilot Survey of Developmental-Behavioural Screening Practices Among Calgary Physicians. Paediatr Child Health 2009. [DOI: 10.1093/pch/14.suppl_a.18a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ford J, Mathalon D. Neural asynchrony and symptoms of schizophrenia. Int J Psychophysiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.05.495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chang D, Schellenberg D, Shen J, Kim J, Goodman K, Fisher G, Ford J, Desser T, Quon A, Koong A. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Unresectable Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Minn Y, Ford J, Fisher G, Norton J, Koong A, Chang D. Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Gastric Cancers: Toxicity and Clinical Outcome. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.1700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Winslow CE, Britten RH, Adams FJ, Ascher CS, Atwater HW, Chapin FS, Churchill HS, Davison RL, Draper ES, Fletcher AH, Ford J, Graves LM, Marquette B, Whittaker HA, Williams H. Report of the Committee on the Hygiene of Housing (A New Method for Measuring the Quality of Urban Housing-A Technic of the Committee on the Hygiene of Housing. Am J Public Health Nations Health 2008; 33:729-40. [PMID: 18015837 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.33.6.729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Baldrighi J, Averhart W, Mello M, Ford J, Franca L, Carnes K, Hess R, Clark S. 220 EFFECTS OF FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE AND 6-N-PROPYL-2-THIOURACIL ON BOAR SPERMATOGENESIS. Reprod Fertil Dev 2008. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv20n1ab220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Currently, swine biotechnologies related to reproduction increase considerably. Investments are made in order to improve the reproductive rates and performance of breeding stock. Understanding the physiology of spermatogenesis will help increase sperm production and improve boar efficiency. Sertoli cells are the only somatic cells present in the seminiferous tubules. Their function is to guarantee proper sperm formation and maturation. Each Sertoli cell is responsible for nursing a finite number of spermatogonia. At puberty, Sertoli cell maturation and lumen formation have occurred within the seminiferous tubules and germ cells have proliferated rapidly followed by the onset of spermatogenesis. At least two hormones are known to play a role in Sertoli cell proliferation and maturation: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and thyroid hormone. FSH secretion has been assumed to be the stimulus for proliferation. The thyroid hormone is responsible for normal postnatal growth and development. Alterations in thyroid activity have frequently been associated with changes in male reproductive functions, since hypothyroidism, induced with 6-N-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) soon after birth, is associated with a marked delay in sexual maturation and development. The goal of this study was to report the effect of FSH and PTU on the stages of sperm cell development of young pigs. Six piglets of 1, 7, 14, 25, and 55 days of age were castrated and their testes were sectioned to grafts of 5 mm3. The grafts were then transplanted subcutaneously into the dorsum of 12 castrated nude mice per age group. Two days post-surgery mice were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups: control, FSH (5 IU rFSH), PTU (0.015% solution), and FSH + PTU. Following 14 days of treatment, testicular tissue pieces were allowed to grow for 2 additional weeks. Tissues were then harvested, immersion-fixed in neutral buffered formalin, and embedded in paraffin. Five-micron-thick sections were stained using hematoxylin and eosin. Slides were evaluated under light microscopy and the oldest germ cell type present in each section was recorded. Germ cell types were recorded as spermatogonium, spermatocyte, early spermatid, and late spermatid. Statistical differences between all groups were detected using paired Student t-tests. There were no differences noted between control groups and those treated with PTU or FSH alone. No effect concerning age of castration on grafts development was observed. There was a slightly significant increase (P = 0.05) in the number of spermatocytes observed in the groups treated with FSH+PTU. These data suggest that there is a potential synergistic effect of FSH and PTU on sperm cell development. Based on these results, further studies need to be performed to completely understand the effect of these two hormones on Sertoli cells.
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