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Molecular Reproduction & Development: Volume 77, Issue 1
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
molecular reproduction and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.745
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1098-2795
pISSN - 1040-452X
DOI - 10.1002/mrd.21136
Subject(s) - biology , spermatogenesis , discoidin domain , receptor , testosterone (patch) , microbiology and biotechnology , function (biology) , medicine , endocrinology , reproduction , seminiferous tubule , hormone , sertoli cell , genetics , receptor tyrosine kinase
Leydig cells in the seminiferous tubule co‐express the lutenizing hormone receptor (LHR; red) and the discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDRs; green). Together, these receptors help maintain production of testosterone, which in turn regulates spermatogenesis. Kano et al. (page 29 in this issue) describe the effects of the loss of DDR2 on testicular function in mice.