Gonadotoropin actions on spermatogenesis and hormonal therapies for spermatogenic disorders

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 123-131

  Shiraishi, Koji ^a   Matsuyama, Hideyasu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin; Hormonal therapy; Non obstructive azoospermia; Testicular sperm extraction

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AZOOSPERMIA; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVOLUTION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGENIC DISORDER; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AZOOSPERMIA; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 85014007003     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ17-0001     Document Type: Review

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