Estradiol induction of spermatogenesis is mediated via an estrogen receptor-α mechanism involving neuroendocrine activation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion

Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2800-2810

  Allan, Charles M ^a   Couse, John F ^b,c   Simanainen, Ulla ^a   Spaliviero, Jenny ^a   Jimenez, Mark ^a   Rodriguez, Karina ^c   Korach, Kenneth S ^c   Handelsman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Taconic Biotechnology   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; CELL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); EPPIN PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA AGONIST; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA AGONIST; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTEIN; RHOX 5 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; IMPLANT; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; NEUROSECRETION; ORGAN SIZE; SEMINAL VESICLE;

ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; ORGAN SIZE; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 77954492880     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-1477     Document Type: Article

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