Reversible suppression of pituitary-testicular function by a sustained- release formulation of a GnRH agonist (leuprolide acetate) in dogs

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 671-677

  Inaba, T ^a   Umehara, T ^a   Mori, J ^a   Torii, R ^b   Tamada, H ^a   Sawada, T ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dog; GnRH; LH; Semen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; EJACULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOGENESIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0030224026     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00218-X     Document Type: Article

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