On the use of testosterone propionate as a gonadoprotective agent in the context of vincristine toxicity

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 54, Issue 214, 1996, Pages 97-104

  Akbarsha, M A ^a   Averal, Home Iona ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gonadoprotective agent; Libido; Male fertility; Sexual desire; Spermatogenesis; Testosterone propionate; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030334985     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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