Androgen action on the restoration of spermatogenesis in adult rats: Effects of human chorionic gonadotrophin, testosterone and flutamide administration on germ cell number

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 70-79

  Meachem, S J ^a   Wreford, N G ^b,c   Robertson, D M ^a   McLachlan, R I ^a,d  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Germ cell; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Meiosis; Optical disector; Spermatid; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTIANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030765803     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1997.d01-121.x     Document Type: Article

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