Follicle-stimulating hormone is required for the initial phase of spermatogenic restoration in adult rats following gonadotropin suppression

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 725-735

  Meachem, Sarah J ^a   Wreford, Nigel G ^a   Stanton, Peter G ^a   Robertson, David M ^a   McLachlan, Robert I ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Germ cell; Optical disector; Spermatogonia; Stereology; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032408109     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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