Intragonadal regulation of male and female reproduction

Annales d'Endocrinologie

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-117

  Hillier, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; GONAD FUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; PARACRINE SIGNALING; REPRODUCTION; SERTOLI CELL;

ANDROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARY; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS;

EID: 0032787295     PISSN: 00034266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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