The effects of recombinant FSH on testosterone-induced spermatogenesis in gonadotrophin-deficient (hpg) mice

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 382-393

  Singh, Jaskirat ^a,b   Handelsman, David J ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

FSH; hpg; Seminiferous tubule; Sertoli cells; testis; testosterone

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG SYNERGISM; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; ORGAN SIZE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029838739     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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