Production of inhibin A and inhibin B in boars: Changes in testicular and circulating levels of dimeric inhibins and characterization of inhibin forms during testis growth

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 410-421

  Ohnuma, Katsuhiko ^a,b   Kaneko, Hiroyuki ^a   Noguchi, Junko ^a   Kikuchi, Kazuhiro ^a   Ozawa, Manabu ^a,b   Hasegawa, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Kitasato University ^*

Author keywords

Boar; Inhibin A; Inhibin B; Postnatal period; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; DIMERIZATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INHIBINS; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE; TESTIS;

RATTUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 33846165339     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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