Two new male contraceptives exert their effects by depleting germ cells prematurely from the testis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 449-461

  Yan Cheng, C ^a   Silvestrini, B ^a   Grima, J ^a   Mo, M Y ^a   Zhu, L J ^a   Johansson, E ^a   Saso, L ^a   Leone, M G ^a   Palmery, M ^a   Mruk, D ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gametogenesis; Sertoli cells; Sperm; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LONIDAMINE; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; GAMETOGENESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0034915521     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.2.449     Document Type: Article

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