Normal testicular function and spermatogenesis

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-288

  Shalet, Stephen M ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leydig; Sertoli; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TESTIS;

HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 67649962015     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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