Luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, testosterone and dihydrotestosterone during testicular descent in the pig fetus

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1115-1120

  Visser, J H ^a   Heyns, C F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cryptorchism; Embryology; FSH; LH; Stanolone; Swine; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SWINE; TESTIS DESCENT;

DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029907005     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD9961115     Document Type: Article

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