Estrogen, a female hormone involved in spermatogenesis

Advances in Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-36

  Carreau, S ^a   Bouraima Lelong, H ^a   Delalande, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Aromatase; estrogen; estrogen receptors; mammals; rapid signalling; spermatogenesis; spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYCLIN A1; CYCLIN B1; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN BAX; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84865169107     PISSN: 18961126     EISSN: 18984002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10039-012-0005-y     Document Type: Review

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