High Plasma Estradiol-17β Levels in Dogs with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Azoospermia

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 407-412

  Kawakami, Eiichi ^a   Amemiya, Eri ^a   Namikawa, Kenji ^a   Kashiwagi, Chikako ^a   Hori, Tatsuya ^a   Tsutsui, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Canine; Estradiol 17

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ESTRADIOL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035316115     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.407     Document Type: Article

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