Structural and functional modifications of sertoli cells in the testis of adult follicle-stimulating hormone receptor knockout mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-129

  Grover, Amit ^a,b   Sairam, M Ram ^a,b   Smith, Charles E ^b,c   Hermo, Louis ^b  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone receptor; Male reproductive tract; Sertoli cells; Sperm; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FLUID BALANCE; GERM CELL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RECEPTORS, FSH; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3142683726     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.027003     Document Type: Article

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