Cadmium affects the episodic luteinizing hormone secretion in male rats: Possible age-dependent effects

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 27-33

  Lafuente, A ^a   Marquez N ^a   Piquero, S ^a   Esquifino, A I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Cadmium; Episodic secretion; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

AGE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; HALF-LIFE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344699336     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00349-X     Document Type: Article

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