Long-term (6-wk) hindlimb suspension inhibits spermatogenesis in adult male rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1191-1198

  Tash, Joseph S ^a   Johnson, Donald C ^a   Enders, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Microgravity; Simulation; Spaceflight; Testis

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; HINDLIMB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; INGUINAL CANAL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SERTOLI CELL; SIMULATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS WEIGHT;

EID: 0036092931     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00931.2001     Document Type: Article

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