Spermatogenesis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  De Kretser, D M ^a   Loveland, K L ^a   Meinhardt, A ^a   Simorangkir, D ^a   Wreford, N ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sertoli cell; Spermatids; Spermatocytes; Spermatogenesis; Spermatogonia

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAMORPHOSIS; MITOCHONDRION; MITOSIS; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

EID: 0031833729     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.suppl_1.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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