Inhibin-B in the Male Rhesus Monkey: Impact of Neonatal Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist Treatment and Sexual Development

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1928-1933

  Mann, David R ^a,b   Akinbami, Mukaila A ^a,b   Wallen, Kim ^b   Gould, Kenneth G ^b   Groome, Nigel P ^d   Swanston, Ian ^c   McNeilly, Alan S ^c   Fraser, Hamish M ^c  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MRC Reproductive Biology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HIATUS; MACACA MULATTA;

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; MACACA; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INHIBINS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PUBERTY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

EID: 0031156703     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.6.1928     Document Type: Article

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