Effects of the chronic use of finasteride on testicular weight and spermatogenesis in Wistar rats

BJU International

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 961-963

  Rhoden, E L ^a   Gobbi, D ^a   Menti, E ^a   Rhoden, C ^a   Teloken C ^a  

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Author keywords

Finasteride; Infertility; Rat; Spermatogenesis; Testes

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; STUDENT T TEST; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FINASTERIDE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0036093914     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02785.x     Document Type: Article

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