{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Fice HE"],"funding":["Canadian Institutes of Health Research"],"pagination":["E525"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6678359"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(7)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Telomeres are repeat regions of DNA that cap either end of each chromosome, thereby providing stability and protection from the degradation of gene-rich regions. Each cell replication causes the loss of telomeric repeats due to incomplete DNA replication, though it is well-established that progressive telomere shortening is evaded in male germ cells by the maintenance of active telomerase. However, germ cell telomeres are still susceptible to disruption or insult by oxidative stress, toxicant exposure, and aging. Our aim was to examine the relative telomere length (rTL) in an outbred Sprague Dawley (SD) and an inbred Brown Norway (BN) rat model for paternal aging. No significant differences were found when comparing pachytene spermatocytes (PS), round spermatids (RS), and sperm obtained fr"],"journal":["Genes"],"pubmed_title":["Telomere Dynamics Throughout Spermatogenesis."],"pmcid":["PMC6678359"],"funding_grant_id":["TE1-138298"],"pubmed_authors":["Robaire B","Fice HE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Telomere Dynamics Throughout Spermatogenesis.","description":"Telomeres are repeat regions of DNA that cap either end of each chromosome, thereby providing stability and protection from the degradation of gene-rich regions. Each cell replication causes the loss of telomeric repeats due to incomplete DNA replication, though it is well-established that progressive telomere shortening is evaded in male germ cells by the maintenance of active telomerase. However, germ cell telomeres are still susceptible to disruption or insult by oxidative stress, toxicant exposure, and aging. Our aim was to examine the relative telomere length (rTL) in an outbred Sprague Dawley (SD) and an inbred Brown Norway (BN) rat model for paternal aging. No significant differences were found when comparing pachytene spermatocytes (PS), round spermatids (RS), and sperm obtained fr","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Jul","modification":"2025-04-04T11:43:35.565Z","creation":"2019-08-23T07:02:15Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6678359","cross_references":{"pubmed":["31336906"],"doi":["10.3390/genes10070525"]}}