Hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis in the hypophysectomized rat: Cell viability after hormonal replacement in adults after intermediate periods of hypophysectomy

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 320-334

  El Shennawy, Ahmed ^a   Gates, Robert J ^a,b   Russell, Lonnie D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BICALUTAMIDE; FLUTAMIDE; GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL SURVIVAL; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY HORMONES, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031750182     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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