Differential regulation of inhibin subunits by germ cells in human testes

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 339-345

  Fujisawa, Masato ^a   Yamazaki, T ^a   Fujioka, H ^a   Takenaka, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Germ cell; Inhibin subtype; Interaction

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN ALPHAB; INHIBIN B; INHIBIN BETAB; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS CELL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOZOA; SYNDROME; TESTIS;

EID: 79961205843     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010490474751     Document Type: Article

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