Molybdenum-associated pituitary endocrinopathy in sheep treated with ammonium tetrathiomolybdate

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-31

  Haywood, S ^a   Dincer, Z ^a   Jasani, B ^b   Loughram, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper poisoning; Molybdenum; Pituitary; Sheep; Tetrathiomolybdate

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MOLYBDENUM; TETRATHIOMOLYBDATE AMMONIUM;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEGENERATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY; INTOXICATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; SHEEP; TESTIS ATROPHY;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0442310614     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9975(03)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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