Effects of the chronic use of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on testicular weight and spermatogenesis: Experimental study in rats

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-122

  Gobbi, Daniel ^a,b   Rhoden, Ernani L ^a,b   Menti, Eduardo ^a,b   Lulhier, Francisco ^a,b   Rhoden, Claudia ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Federal Foundation School of Medical Sciences of Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA); Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS); Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PRASTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STERYL SULFATASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; HISTOLOGY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0242332189     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025918228851     Document Type: Article

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