Animal models of inhibin action

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-252

  Drummond, Ann E ^a   Findlay, Jock K ^a   Ireland, James J ^b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibin; Models; Rodents; Ruminants; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BOVIDS; CANCER INHIBITION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOWL; GONAD FUNCTION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; RAT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RODENT; SHEEP; SWINE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADS; IMMUNIZATION; INHIBINS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RODENTIA; RUMINANTS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 4344612284     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-831900     Document Type: Review

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