supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB944000);the National Key Basic Research Program (Grant Nos.G199055901,2006CB504001 and 2007CB947502);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 31071018,30618005, 30600311 and 30230190);the CAS Knowledge Innovation Program (Grant Nos.KSCX-2-SW-201 and KSCA2-YWR-55);the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No.5073032)
Artificial cryptorchidism or local testicular heat treatment can induce reversible oligospermia or azoospermia in monkeys and rats via germ cell apoptosis. Local warming of monkey testes in water at 43°C for 2 consec...