Adrenal and gonadal function in hypothyroid adult male rats

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 147-154

  Tohei, A ^a   Akai, M ^a   Tomabechi, T ^b   Mamada, M ^a   Taya, K ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; LIOTHYRONINE; METHYLTHIOURACIL; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GONAD FUNCTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0031012512     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1520147     Document Type: Article

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