Hormonal control of germ cell development and spermatogenesis

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-65

  O'Shaughnessy, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen; Estrogen; Follicle stimulating hormone; Germ cell; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

APOPTOSIS; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MYOIDA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ESTROGENS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84901608461     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.02.010     Document Type: Review

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