Endocrine Regulation of the Establishment of Spermatogenesis in Pigs

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 280-287

  Caires, K C ^a   Schmidt, J A ^a   Oliver, A P ^a   De Avila, J ^a   Mclean, D J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NUDE MOUSE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SWINE; TESTIS; TRANSPLANTATION; XENOGRAFT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CRYOPRESERVATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, NUDE; ORGAN SIZE; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SWINE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 58149177438     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01175.x     Document Type: Article

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