In vivo manipulation (depletion versus activation) of testicular macrophages: Central and local effects

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-65

  Gaytan, F ^a,c   Bellido, C ^a   Morales, C ^a   Garcia M ^a   Van Rooijen, N ^b   Aguilar, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Universidad de Cordoba   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLODRONIC ACID; LIPOSOME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MURAMYL TRIPEPTIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; TESTIS;

EID: 0030015992     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1500057     Document Type: Article

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