Effect of chorionic gonadotropin and flutamide on Leydig cell and macrophage populations in the testosterone-estradiol-implanted adult rat

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 656-662

  Duckett, Richard J ^a,b   Wreford, Nigel G ^b   Meachem, Sarah J ^c   McLachlan, Robert I ^c   Hedger, Mark P ^a  

^a Inst of Repro and Development

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Macrophage nuclear diameter; Morphometry; Optical disector; Stereology; Testicular interstitium; Testosterone estradiol implants

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; LEYDIG CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; LEYDIG CELLS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031415807     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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