Stage-specific expression of the FSH receptor gene in the prepubertal and adult rat seminiferous epithelium

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-35

  Rannikko, A ^a   Penttila T L ^a   Zhang, F P ^a   Toppari, J ^a   Parvinen, M ^a   Huhtaniemi, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0029822631     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1510029     Document Type: Article

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