Tissue-specific expression of inhibin/activin subunit and follistatin mRNAs in mid- to late-gestational age human fetal testis and epididymis

Endocrine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Roberts, Veronica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

activin; fetus; follistatin; human; inhibin; testis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS;

EID: 0030991319     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02738807     Document Type: Article

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