Inhibin in the male

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-182

  De Kretser, David M ^a,b   McFarlane, James R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN;

CASTRATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELL; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INHIBINS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029893964     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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