Measurement of dimeric inhibins and effects of active immunization against inhibin α-subunit on plasma hormones and testis morphology in the developing cockerel

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 213-221

  Lovell, Tristan M ^a   Knight, Philip G ^a   Groome, Nigel P ^b   Gladwell, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin; FSH; Inhibin; LH; Puberty; Testes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOVINAE; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0033920257     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.1.213     Document Type: Article

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