Is there a true requirement for follicle stimulating hormone in promoting spermatogenesis and fertility in primates?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 916-919

  Moudgal, N R ^a   Sairam, M R ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Primates; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0031864904     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.4.916     Document Type: Article

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