Development of Sertoli cell binding competency in the peripubertal rat

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 573-579

  Cameron, Don F ^a   Muffly, Karl E ^a   Nazian, Stanley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell junctions; Follicle stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MALE; RATS; SERTOLI CELLS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031793972     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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