In-vitro maturation of immature human male germ cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-50

  Tesarik, Jan ^a,b   Mendoza, Carmen ^b,c   Greco, Ermanno ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

^b MAR and Gen   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; In vitro maturation; Meiosis; Spermatogenesis; Spermiogenesis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; MICROMANIPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MEIOSIS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0034662984     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(00)00296-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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