Figure 2.
Schematic representation of FSH effect on Sertoli cell endocrine activity at different stages of maturation. (A) Immature Sertoli cell: arrows indicate the effects of recombinant human FSH (rhFSH) and basic charge analogs (BA-FSH) isolated at pH 5-7 on estradiol (E2) and inhibin B production. (B) Sertoli cell at advanced stage of maturation: arrows indicate the effects of rhFSH, growth factors produced by germ cells (TGF-β, EGF, IGF-1), and FSH glycoforms bearing high-mannose and hybrid- type oligosaccharides (HY-FSH) on inhibin B production.