Paracrine regulation of cellular interactions in the testis: Factors in search of a function

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-117

  Schlatt, Stefan ^a,c   Meinhardt, Andreas ^b   Nieschlag, Eberhard ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GROWTH FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS FUNCTION;

EID: 0030859301     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1370107     Document Type: Review

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