In vitro effects of epidermal growth factor, follicle stimulating hormone and testosterone on mouse spermatogonial cell colony formation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 709-720

  Anjamrooz, S Hadi ^a   Movahedin, Mansoureh ^a   Tiraihi, Taki ^a   Mowla, S Javad ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Co culture; Colonisation; Cytokine; Spermatogenesis; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33745880671     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD05126     Document Type: Article

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