UTRECHT UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SCIENCES, DEPT BIOLOGY, RESEARCH GROUP ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Research discipline: Gametogenesis (male). Puberty regulation.
Research purpose: Puberty control
Description of research: Regulation of testis maturation, in particular of spermatogonial stem cell activity and spermatogenesis by endocrine and paracrine signalling mechanisms. Identity and role of hormone / growth factor receptors in the regulation of spermatogenesis.
Lead researcher(s): Jan Bogerd (molecular biology) and Rüdiger Schulz (morphology, physiology)
Contact details: University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands.
Website: http://www.bio.uu.nl/endocrinology; http://www.bio.uu.nl/enmeta