Changes in the testis seminiferous tubules and interstitium in prepubertal bull calves immunised against inhibin at the time of gonadotropin administration

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 840-849

  Schuenemann, G M ^a   Mendis Handagama, S M L C ^b   Hopkins, F M ^a   Kania, S A ^b   Schrick, F N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cells; Testis development

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PREPUBERTY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; STEREOLOGY; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CATTLE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GERM CELLS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; IMMUNIZATION; INHIBINS; MALE; PUBERTY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES;

EID: 34548403920     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07003     Document Type: Article

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