Production and endocrine role of inhibin during the early development of bull calves

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 209-215

  Kaneko, H ^a   Noguchi, J ^a   Kikuchi, K ^a   Akagi, S ^a   Shimada, A ^a   Taya, K ^a   Watanabe, G ^a   Hasegawa, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Inhibin; Mechanisms of hormone action; Sertoli cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0034972697     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.1.209     Document Type: Article

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