Quantitative (stereological) study of incomplete spermatogenic suppression induced by testosterone undecanoate injection in rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-297

  Yang, Zheng Wei ^a   Guo, Yang ^a   Lin, Li ^b   Wang, Xing Hai ^c   Tong, Jian Sun ^c   Zhang, Gui Yuan ^d  

^a AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Photography Studio   (China)

^c Jiangsu Family Planning Institute   (China)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Rat; Spermatogenesis; Spermatogenic cells; Stereology; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTISPERMATOGENIC AGENT; GONADOTROPIN; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL POPULATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GERM CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PACHYTENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEREOLOGY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 10644287675     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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