Inhibin secretion in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) testis during active and inactive states of spermatogenesis induced by the restriction of photoperiod

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-97

  Kawazu, Satoko ^a   Kishi, Hisashi ^b   Saita, Erina ^a,c   Jin, Wanzhu ^a,c   Suzuki, Akira K ^d   Watanabe, Gen ^a,c   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Golden hamster; Inhibin; Photoperiod; Testicular regression

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; INHIBIN B;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HAMSTER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SECRETION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TIME;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; LIGHT; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542399166     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.49.87     Document Type: Article

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