Modulators of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis for the control of spermatogenesis and sperm quality in vertebrates

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Meccariello, Rosaria ^a   Fasano, Silvia ^b   Pierantoni, Riccardo ^b   Cobellis, Gilda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CRYPTORCHISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAGFISH; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; KALLMANN SYNDROME; LYSOSOME STORAGE DISEASE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 84906263216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00135     Document Type: Article

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