Hormonal and cellular regulation of Sertoli cell anti-Mullerian hormone production in the postnatal mouse

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1335-1343

  Al Attar, Luma ^a   Noël, Karine ^a   Dutertre, Martin ^a   Belville, Corinne ^a   Forest, Maguelone G ^b   Burgoyne, Paul S ^c   Josso, Nathalie ^a   Rey, Rodolfo ^a,d  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Follicle stimulating hormone; Meiosis; Testicular hormones; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS;

EID: 1842406592     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119653     Document Type: Article

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