A Study on testicular aromatase activity: Spermatogenic Damage in High Testicular E2 Models of Rat

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 649-657

  Akiyama, Hironobu ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Testicular aromatase activity; Testicular estradiol

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0030832264     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.88.649     Document Type: Article

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