Ontogeny and regulation of variant thyroid hormone receptor isoforms in developing rat testis

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 843-848

  Jannini, E A ^a   Carosa, E ^a   Rucci, N ^a   Screponi, E ^a   D'Armiento, Massimino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development; Germ cell; Sertoli cell; Testis; Thyroid hormone receptors

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; ISOPROTEIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM CELL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS;

EID: 0033367942     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343656     Document Type: Article

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