Role of postnatal expression of Fgfr1 and Fgfr2 in testicular germ cells on spermatogenesis and fertility in mice

Journal of Reproduction and Infertility

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 122-133

  Li, Shengqiang ^a   Lan, Zi Jian ^b   Li, Xian ^a   Lin, Jing ^a   Lei, Zhenmin ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Division of Life Sciences Alltech   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional gene knockout; Fertility; FGF; Fgfr; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; ADULT ANIMAL; ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MOUSE; MOUSE MODEL; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84904981580     PISSN: 22285482     EISSN: 2251676X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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