Is FSH required for adult spermatogenesis?
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From the *Division of Reproductive Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; jDepartment of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado; .JDepartment of Biochemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington; §Department of Physiology, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, Illinois; and #{182}MRC Reproductive Biology Unit, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of andrology
دوره 15 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994