Prolactin actions in the sheep testis: A test of the priming hypothesis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 936-943

  Lincoln, G A ^a   Townsend, J ^a   Jabbour, H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; FSH; GnRH; Inhibin; LH; Prolactin; Seasonal reproduction; Spermatogenesis; Testes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN A; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONAD FUNCTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SKIN COLOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0034887194     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.3.936     Document Type: Article

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