Impact of altered thyroid hormone status on prostatic glycosidases

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Maran, R R M ^a,b   Aruldhas, M M ^a   Udhayakumar, R C R ^a   Subramanian, S ^a   Rajendiran, G ^a   Antony, F F ^a   Arunakaran, J ^a   Govindarajulu, P ^a  

^a Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycosidases; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Prostate; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; ESTRADIOL; GLYCOSIDASE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROIDECTOMY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROID HORMONES; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROXINE;

EID: 0031854058     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1998.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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