Characteristics of infertility and the improvement of fertility by thyroxine treatment in adult male hypothyroid rdw rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1637-1641

  Jiang, J Y ^a   Umezu, M ^a   Sato, E ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Growth factors; IVF ART; Male sexual function; Reproductive behavior; Sperm; Sperm maturation; Spermatogenesis; Testes

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033676807     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1637     Document Type: Article

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