Biochemical Markers for Puberty in the Monkey Testis: Desmosterol and Docosahexaenoic Acid

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1911-1916

  Connor, William E ^a   Lin, Don S ^b   Neuringer, Martha ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; DESMOSTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FETUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MACACA; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLESTEROL; DESMOSTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; FETUS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031156874     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.6.1911     Document Type: Article

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