Suppression and recovery of spermatogenesis following spinal cord injury in the rat

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 72-80

  Huang, H F S ^a,b   Linsenmeyer, T A ^a,c   Anesetti, R ^a   Giglio, W ^b   Ottenweller, J E ^a,b   Pogach, L ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Leydig cells; Luteinizing hormone; Sertoli cells; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG IMPLANTS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031936029     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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