17beta-estradiol stimulates proliferation of spermatogonia in experimental cryptorchid mice

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 659-667

  Li, En Zhong ^a,b   Li, De Xue ^a,e   Zhang, Shi Qing ^a,c   Wang, Chang Yong ^a   Zhang, Xue Ming ^c   Lu, Jing Yan ^a   Duan, Cui Mi ^a   Yang, Xiang Zhong ^d   Feng, Li Xin ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HUANGHUAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Cryptorchidmice; Proliferation; Spermatogonia

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MITOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34548382606     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2007.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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