Adult testicular dysgenesis of Inhba conditional knockout mice may also be caused by disruption of cross-talk between Leydig cells and germ cells

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Aug 31;107(35):E135; author reply E136. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1008771107. Epub 2010 Aug 5.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Humans
  • Inhibin-beta Subunits / genetics
  • Inhibin-beta Subunits / metabolism*
  • Leydig Cells / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Paracrine Communication
  • Sertoli Cells / cytology
  • Sertoli Cells / metabolism*
  • Smad4 Protein / genetics
  • Smad4 Protein / metabolism
  • Testis / abnormalities
  • Testis / metabolism*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Smad4 Protein
  • inhibin beta A subunit
  • Inhibin-beta Subunits