Secretion of inhibin B by human prepubertal testicular cells in culture

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 481-485

  Berensztein, E ^a   Saraco, N ^a   Belgorosky, A ^a   Rivarola, M A ^a,b  

^a Hospital de Pediatria SAMIC Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0034043840     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420481     Document Type: Article

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