Spermatogenic Waves and Expression of AR and ERs in Germ Cells of Podarcis sicula

Androgens are considered the main hormones that regulate spermatogenesis, but a lot of evidence confers to estrogen a key role in this process. In the testis of the seasonal breeder lizard Podarcis sicula we analyzed by means of in situ hybridization the expression of the androgen receptor (AR) and...

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Main Authors: Mariailaria Verderame, Francesco Angelini, Ermelinda Limatola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Zoology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/965617