Transient neonatal hypothyroidism alters plasma and testicular sex steroid concentration in puberal rats

Endocrine Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 411-429

  Maran, R R M ^a   Arunakaran, J ^a   Jeyaraj, D A ^a   Ravichandran, K ^a   Ravisankar, B ^a   Aruldhas, M M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0033800139     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07435800009066177     Document Type: Article

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