Food and neonatal androgen interact with photoperiod to inhibit reproductive maturation in Fischer 344 rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 358-363

  Heideman, Paul D ^a   Deibler, Richard W ^a,b   York, Lisa M ^a,c  

^a Division of School Psychology and Counselor Education   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EATING; FOOD; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031903285     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.2.358     Document Type: Article

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