Increased testicular Sertoli cell population induced by an estrogen receptor antagonist

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 366, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-58

  Berger, Trish ^a   Conley, Alan J ^a   Van Klompenberg, Monica ^a   Roser, Janet F ^a   Hovey, Russell C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous estrogen; Proliferation; Sertoli cell; Testis development

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXYTESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CELL COUNT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; MALE; NITRILES; PITUITARY HORMONES; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SERTOLI CELLS; STEROIDS; SUS SCROFA; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84872496226     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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