The roe deer as a model for studying seasonal regulation of testis function

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 122-128

  Klonisch, Thomas ^a,d   Schön, Jennifer ^b   Hombach Klonisch, Sabine ^a   Blottner, Steffen ^c   Foster, P ^d   McElreavey, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Androgens; INSL3; Leydig cell; Lgr8; Seasonal reproduction; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEER; DYNAMICS; GERM CELL; INVOLUTION; LEYDIG CELL; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SOMATIC CELL; STRESS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; DEER; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FORECASTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33645233311     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00603.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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