Hormonal regulation of male germ cell development

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-131

  Ruwanpura, Saleela M ^a   McLachlan, Robert I ^a   Meachem, Sarah J ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

APOPTOSIS; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COOPERATION; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANIMALS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77950638075     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-10-0025     Document Type: Review

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