The central role of Sertoli cells in spermatogenesis

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-416

  Griswold, Michael D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; Germ cells; Sertoli cells; Testosterone; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0032130527     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1998.0203     Document Type: Article

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