Testicular injection of 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine or vasectomy interferes with the local stimulatory effect of oxytocin on testicular steroidogenesis in immature rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 284-289

  Gerendai, Ida ^a   Csaba, Zsolt ^a   Csernus, Valér ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

5,6 Dihydroxytryptamine; Gonadal steroids; Oxytocin; Testis; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

5,6 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; OXYTOCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; IMMATURITY; INNERVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VASECTOMY;

5,6-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; ANIMALS; DENERVATION; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0030051066     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000126967     Document Type: Article

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