Inhibin gene expression in a large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumour and serum inhibin and activin levels

APMIS

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-113

  Toppari, Jorma ^a   Kaipia, Antti ^a   Kaleva, Marko ^a   Laato, Matti ^a   De Kretser, David M ^b   Krummen, Lynne A ^c   Mather, Jennie P ^c   Salmi, Toivo T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Carney complex; Inhibin; Sertoli; Testis; Tumour marker

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR MARKER;

CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0031890164     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01325.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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