Testosterone and oestradiol in concert protect seminiferous tubule maturation against inhibition by GnRH-antagonist

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Walczak Jedrzejowska, R ^a   Kula, K ^a   Oszukowska, E ^a   Marchlewska, K ^a   Kula, W ^a   Slowikowska Hilczer, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Follicle stimulating hormone; Germ cell; GnRH antagonist; Oestradiol; Proliferation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GERM CELLS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; RATS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

EID: 80053383295     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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