Chronic immobilization-induced stress increases plasma testosterone and delays testicular maturation in pubertal rats

Andrologia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-11

  Almeida, S A ^c   Petenusci, S O ^a   Franci, J A Anselmo ^a   Rosa E Silva, A A M ^c   Lamano Carvalho, T L ^a,b  

^a Stomatology and Physiology   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirao Preto   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

LH; Puberty; Spermatogenesis; Stress; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; IMMOBILIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; STRESS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0033951963     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2000.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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