Complete sertoli cell proliferation induced by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) independently of luteinizing hormone activity: Evidence from genetic models of isolated FSH action

Endocrinology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1587-1593

  Allan, Charles M ^a,d   Garcia, Alvaro ^a   Spaliviero, Jenny ^a   Zhang, Fu Ping ^b   Jimenez, Mark ^a   Huhtaniemi, Ilpo ^c   Handelsman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELL AGING; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LIGANDS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, GENETIC; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, FSH; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 1642546562     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-1164     Document Type: Article

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