Development of fetal testicular cells in androgen receptor deficient mice

Cell Cycle

Volumn 6, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2258-2262

  Merlet, Jorge ^a,b   Moreau, Evelyne ^a,b   Habert, René ^a,b   Racine, Chrystèle ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b IFR 13   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Androgen; Androgen receptor; Fetal testis; Gonocyte; Leydig; Peritubular cells; Sertoli; Tfm

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GERM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS;

MAMMALIA; MUS; MYOIDA;

EID: 35148812494     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.6.18.4654     Document Type: Article

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