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Germ-line activation of the luteinizing hormone receptor directly drives spermiogenesis in a nonmammalian vertebrate
13 Jan 2014
Abstract excerpt
In both mammals and teleosts, the differentiation of postmeiotic spermatids to spermatozoa (spermiogenesis) is thought to be indirectly controlled by the luteinizing hormone (LH) acting through the LH/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR) to stimulate androgen secretion in the interstitial Leydig cells. However, a more direct, nonsteroidal role of LH mediating the spermiogenic pathway remains unclear. Using a...
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