Immunization of male bonnet monkeys (M. radiata) with a recombinant FSH receptor preparation affects testicular function and fertility

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 3065-3068

  Moudgal, N R ^a   Sairam, M R ^b   Krishnamurthy, H N ^a   Sridhar, Surekha ^a   Krishnamurthy, H ^a   Khan, H ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNIZATION; MACACA RADIATA; MALE; RATS; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, LH; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030994256     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.138.7.3065     Document Type: Article

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