Ontogenesis of testicular function in humans

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Rouiller Fabre, Virginie ^a,b   Muczynski, Vincent ^a,b   Lambrot, Romain ^a,b   Lécureuil, Charlotte ^a,b   Coffigny, Hervé ^a,b   Pairault, Catherine ^a,b   Moison, Delphine ^a,b   Angenard, Gaëlle ^a,b   Bakalska, Mariana ^c   Courtot, Anne ^a,b   Frydman, René ^d,e   Habert, René ^a,b  

^a Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Institute of Experimental Morphology and Anthropology Bulgarian Academy of Sciences   (Bulgaria)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Fetal; Germ cells; Human; Leydig cells; Sertoli cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID;

GAMETOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; POLLUTANT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RODENT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECTS;

RODENTIA;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; HUMANS; TESTIS;

EID: 75949109996     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-009-0065-4     Document Type: Review

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