Prenatal exposure to dexamethasone alters leydig cell steroidogenic capacity in immature and adult rats

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 973-980

  Page, K C ^a   Sottas, C M ^a   Hardy, M P ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Luteinizing hormone; Neuroendocrine; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034749818     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2001.tb03438.x     Document Type: Article

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