Development of the human fetal testis

Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-23

  Waters, Brenda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

fetal testis; germ cell; Leydig cell; pathology; Sertoli cell; tunica albuginea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FETUS; GERM CELL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TUNICA ALBUGINEA;

EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREGNANCY; TESTIS;

EID: 0030050217     PISSN: 10771042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107710496175840     Document Type: Article

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