Gene Expression in Rat Leydig Cells During Development from the Progenitor to Adult Stage: A Cluster Analysis1
Open Access
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 72 (6) , 1405-1415
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.104.037499
Abstract
The postnatal development of Leydig cells can be divided into three distinct stages: initially they exist as fibroblast-like progenitor Leydig cellsKeywords
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