Operation of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-inhibin B feedback loop in the control of primate spermatogenesis

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 93-101

  Ramaswamy, S ^a   Plant, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback control; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Inhibin B; Rhesus monkey; Sertoli cells; Testosterone (T)

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; FEEDBACK; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INHIBINS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PRIMATES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0035974425     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(01)00498-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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