Development of Leydig Cells in the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) Knockout Mouse: Effects of IGF-I Replacement and Gonadotropic Stimulation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 632-639

  Wang, Guimin ^a   Hardy, Matthew P ^a,b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulin like growth factor receptor; Leydig cells; Luteinizing hormone; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; STEM CELL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1242298819     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.022590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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