Analysis of the testicular phenotype of the follicle-stimulating hormone β-subunit knockout and the activin type II receptor knockout mice by stereological analysis

Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2916-2920

  Wreford, N G ^a   Kumar, T Rajendra ^b   Matzuk, M M ^b   De Kretser, D M ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN 2A RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE DISRUPTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 0034984222     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.7.8230     Document Type: Article

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