Cell-to-cell cross talk in the testis

Urological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 144-151

  Fujisawa, M ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ESTRADIOL; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; INHIBIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SOMATOMEDIN A; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; EDITORIAL; GERM CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MESENCHYME; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0034944322     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400100179     Document Type: Editorial

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