Thyroidectomy modulates rat prostatic monosaccharides

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 156-162

  Maran, R R M ^a,b   Senthilkumaran, B ^a   Udhayakumar, R C R ^a   Arunakaran, J ^a   Aruldhas, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androgens; Glycoproteins; Hypothyroidism; Monosaccharides; Prostate

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; FUCOSE; HEXOSAMINE; LIOTHYRONINE; MONOSACCHARIDE; SIALIC ACID; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; THYROIDECTOMY; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; MALE; MONOSACCHARIDES; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0034031967     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2000.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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