Thyroid hormone and the regulation of testicular development

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 333-341

  Cooke, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Leydig cells; Proliferation; Sertoli cells; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030130566     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(96)01489-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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