Oestradiol-induced spermatogenesis requires a functional androgen receptor

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 861-870

  Lim, Patrick ^a   Allan, Charles M ^a   Notini, Amanda J ^b   Axell, Anna Maree ^b   Spaliviero, Jennifer ^a   Jimenez, Mark ^a   Davey, Rachel ^b   McManus, Julie ^b   MacLean, Helen E ^b   Zajac, Jeffrey D ^b   Handelsman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

FSH; Hypogonadal; Mouse; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; HYPOGONADISM; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TESTIS CELL;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; ORGAN SIZE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SERTOLI CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 54349083625     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08144     Document Type: Article

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