Studies on the effect of intratesticular administration of opioid peptides, naloxone or N-acetyl β-endorphin antiserum on some testicular parameters in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-112

  Anand, Laxmi N ^a,b   Vijayan, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Naloxone; Opioids; Testis

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANTISERUM; HYALURONIDASE; METENKEPHALIN; N ACETYL BETA ENDORPHIN ANTISERUM; NALOXONE; OPIATE PEPTIDE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; RAT; REGIONAL PERFUSION; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BETA-ENDORPHIN; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; URIDINE;

EID: 0031745371     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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