Experimental cryptorchidism inhibited growth of the rat ventral prostate

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 438-443

  Ilio, Kenneth Y ^a   Grayhack, John T ^a   Lee, Chung ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Nonandrogenic testicular factors; Prostate growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE VENTRAL LOBE; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDIDYMIS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STROMAL CELLS; TESTOSTERONE; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0034104010     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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