Pituitary control of proliferation and differentiation of Leydig cells and their putative precursors in immature hypophysectomized rat testis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 639-650

  Dombrowicz, D ^a   Sente, B ^a   Reiter, E ^a   Closset, J ^a   Hennen, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

development; Leydig cells; pituitary hormones; rat; steroidogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS; LEYDIG CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL; TESTIS;

20-ALPHA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 20-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SERTOLI CELLS; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 0030444450     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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