Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Independent Functions of Primate Sertoli Cells: Potential Implications in the Diagnosis and Management of Male Infertility

Abstract

These results suggest that lactate and estradiol production by monkey Sc is not governed by FSH, as previously thought based on studies of rat Sc. Thus, in a clinical situation, assessment of such gonadotropin-independent functions of Sc may be obligatory for the diagnosis and management of certain forms of idiopathic male infertility.