The effect of hypophysectomy on testicular hydrolases, lactate dehydrogenase, and spermatogenesis in the rat

Australian Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1973, Pages 491-503

  Elkington, J S H ^a   Blackshaw, A W ^a   De Jong, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CATHEPSIN; HYDROLASE; ISOENZYME; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS; LYSOSOME; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CATHEPSINS; GLUCURONIDASE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLASES; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; ISOENZYMES; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYSOSOMES; MALE; ORGAN WEIGHT; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; SEMINAL VESICLES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 0015610603     PISSN: 00049417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BI9730491     Document Type: Article

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