Article
Mutations and polymorphisms in FSH receptor: functional implications in human reproduction.
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 2013
Desai Swapna S, Roy Binita Sur, Mahale Smita D
Abstract excerpt
FSH brings about its physiological actions by activating a specific receptor located on target cells. Normal functioning of the FSH receptor (FSHR) is crucial for follicular development and estradiol production in females and for the regulation of Sertoli cell function and spermatogenesis in males. In the last two decades, the number of inactivating and activating mutations, single nucleotide polymorphisms, and...
Topics
- Animals
- Female
- Humans
- Infertility
- Male
- Models, Molecular
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, FSH
- Reproduction
