The pharmacological effect of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone on experimental cryptorchidism in rats

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-192

  Lein, Michael ^a   Fahlenkamp, Dirk ^a   Schönberger, Bernd ^a   Prollius, Stefan ^a   Loening, Stefan ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; GnRH; GnRH analogue; Rats

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN[DEXTRO PHENYLALANINE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS;

EID: 0029984840     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599609181297     Document Type: Article

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