Follicle-stimulating hormone induction of ley dig cell maturation

Endocrinology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 2592-2604

  Kerr, J B ^a   Sharpe, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL GROWTH; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN I 125; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GONADORELIN I 125; LEYDIG CELL; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADORELIN; IN VITRO; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0021826754     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo-116-6-2592     Document Type: Article

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