Effects of clodronate-containing liposomes on testicular macrophages and Leydig cells in vitro

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Brigham, D E ^a   Little, G ^a   Lukyanenko, Y O ^a   Hutson, J C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLODRONIC ACID; LIPOSOME; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL KILLING; CELL VIABILITY; DOSE RESPONSE; LEYDIG CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CLODRONIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LEYDIG CELLS; LIPOSOMES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030870043     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1550087     Document Type: Article

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