A short evolutionary history of FSH-stimulated spermatogenesis

Hormones

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 468-478

  Huhtaniemi, Ilpo ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evolution; Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotrophin; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary gland; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SIBERIAN HAMSTER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SURVIVAL RATE; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; FERTILITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, FSH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84957667514     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1632     Document Type: Review

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