Estrogen receptors and spermatogenesis;Récepteurs aux œstrogènes et spermatogénè se

Reproduction Humaine et Hormones

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 407-420

  Vételè, Florence ^a   Carreau, Serge ^b   Bourguiba, Sonia ^b   Selva, Jacqueline ^a   Benahmed, Mohamed ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

ERKO mice; Estrogen receptors; Human testis; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

BINDING SITE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; GENE DISRUPTION; GERM CELL; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0242331122     PISSN: 09943919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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