In vitro and in vivo effects of thymulin on rat testicular steroid synthesis

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 129-135

  Wise, T ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYMULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GONAD FUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRONE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; KINETICS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING;

EID: 0031815744     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(98)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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