Stereological evaluation of Sertoli cell ontogeny during fetal and neonatal life in two diverse breeds of swine

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 395-403

  McCoard, Sue ^a,b   Wise, T H ^a   Lunstra, D D ^a   Ford, J J ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; BREED DIFFERENCE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIUM; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTCOITAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; STEREOMETRY; SWINE; TESTIS SIZE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TESTIS;

EID: 0141731252     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1780395     Document Type: Article

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