A progestin (17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one) stimulates early stages of spermatogenesis in zebrafish

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Chen, Shi X ^a,b   Bogerd, Jan ^b   Schoonen, Natasja E ^b   Martijn, Joran ^b   De Waal, Paul P ^b   Schulz, Rüdiger W ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

17 ,20 Dihydroxy 4 pregnen 3 one; Spermatogenesis; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; MESSENGER RNA; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GONADAL SOMA DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR GENE; HORMONE ACTION; INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1B RECEPTOR GENE; INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 2B GENE; INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 3 GENE; MALE; MARKER GENE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TISSUE CULTURE; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84874418404     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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