Effect of dietary zinc deficiency on reproductive function in male rats: Biochemical and morphometric parameters

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 403-407

  Gilabert, E R ^a   Ruiz, E ^a   Osorio, C ^a   Ortega, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

dietary zinc deficiency; FSH; LH; male rats; seminiferous tubule; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030200450     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(96)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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