The transforming growth factor-β superfamily in early spermatogenesis: Potential relevance to testicular dysgenesis

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 377-384

  Loveland, K L ^a,b,c   Dias, V ^a   Meachem, S ^c   Rajpert De Meyts, E ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Government Australian Research Council   (Australia)

^c HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activin receptor; Carcinoma in situ; Human; Seminoma; Sertoli cell; Spermatogonia; Testis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; INHIBIN A; RNA;

CELL MATURATION; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; GLIA CELL; GONAD; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS CANCER; CELL LEVEL; DOWN REGULATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEYDIG CELL; NOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS; SEMINOMA; SERTOLI CELL; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS TUMOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; MALE; MICE; SERTOLI CELLS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 34547925215     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00769.x     Document Type: Review

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