Differential time course of FSH/FSH receptor complex endocytosis within sertoli and germ cells during rat testis development
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DHT Germ cells Genital crest Testis Leydig Sertoli
Sex differentiation is a process that starts early during embryogenesis. In males, the SRY gene, located in the short arm of chromosome Y, encodes for the testis-determining factor, which causes the gonad to differentiate into testis. Testicular androgen synthesis by Leydig cells starts from the eighth week of development. It is initially stimulated by placental chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Dynamics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1058-8388
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22261