Expression and localization of aromatase during fetal mouse testisdevelopment

Basic and Clinical Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Borday, Caroline ^a,b,c   Merlet, Jorge ^a,b,c   Racine, Chrystèle ^a,b,c   Habert, René ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOBIOLOGIE CELLULAIRE ET MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Cellules de Leydig; Cyp19a1; D veloppement; Development; Endocrine disruptors; Fetus; Gonocytes; Leydig cells; Mouse; Perturbateurs endocriniens; Souris; Testis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892887656     PISSN: 20514190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2051-4190-23-12     Document Type: Article

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