Studies on methotrexate effects on testicular steroidogenesis in rats

Endocrine Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-262

  Badri, S N P ^a   Vanithakumari, G ^b   Malini, T ^c  

^a NGM COLLEGE   (India)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033910742     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07435800009066165     Document Type: Article

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