Inhibition of sexual behavior in male mice infected with Taenia crassiceps cysticerci

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 689-693

  Morales, J ^a   Larralde, C ^a   Arteaga, M ^a,b   Govezensky, T ^a   Romano, M C ^a,c   Morali, G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE PROPIONATE; CORN OIL; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TAPEWORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; EJACULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; ZEA MAYS;

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; MOUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0029659233     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3283875     Document Type: Article

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