Effects of α-interferon on sperm production, concentration, and motility in the rat

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 603-607

  Hibi, Hatsuki ^a   Yokoi, Keisuke ^a   Yamamoto, Masanori ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epididymal sperm concentration; Micropuncture; Spermatogenesis; interferon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031436560     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00317.x     Document Type: Article

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