Androgen regulation of immunological and biological activities of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone isoforms in male rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-260

  Rulli, Susana B ^a   Creus, Silvina ^a   Pellizzari, Eliana ^a   Cigorraga, Selva B ^a   Calandra, Ricardo S ^a,b,c   Campo, Stella ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^c INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Castration; Gonadal steroids; Gonadotropins; Hormone polymorphism; Isoforms; Processing

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCANAVALIN A; FOLLITROPIN; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AGE; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; ISOMERISM; MALE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; ORCHIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032868339     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054484     Document Type: Article

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