Qualitative and quantitative decline in spermatogenesis of the follicle- stimulating hormone receptor knockout (FORKO) mouse

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1146-1159

  Krishnamurthy, Hanumanthappa ^a   Danilovich, Natalia ^a   Morales, Carlos R ^b   Sairam, M Ram ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034088783     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.5.1146     Document Type: Article

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