Neonatal exposure of rats to recombinant follicle stimulating hormone increases adult Sertoli and spermatogenic cell numbers

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 36-44

  Meachem, Sarah J ^a   McLachlan, Robert I ^a,d   De Kretser, David M ^b   Robertson, David M ^a   Wreford, Nigel G ^c  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANDROGENS; ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL COUNT; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INHIBINS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TESTIS;

EID: 0029656111     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod54.1.36     Document Type: Article

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