Human spermatogenesis in vitro: Respective effects of follicle- stimulating hormone and testosterone on meiosis, spermiogenesis, and sertoli cell apoptosis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4467-4473

  Tesarik, Jan ^a   Guido, Maurizio ^b   Mendoza, Carmen ^c   Greco, Ermanno ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0032466638     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.12.5304     Document Type: Article

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