Effects of PNU157706, a dual 5α-reductase inhibitor, on rat epididymal sperm maturation and fertility

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 436-443

  Henderson, Natali Anne ^a   Robaire, Bernard ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dihydrotestosterone; Epididymis; Inhibitor; Male reproductive tract; Maturation; Sperm; Sperm maturation; Sperm motility and transport; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

N [2,2,2 TRIFLUORO 1 PHENYL 1 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)ETHYL] 3 OXO 4 AZA 5ALPHA ANDROST 1 ENE 17BETA CARBOXAMIDE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANDROSTENES; ANIMALS; ANTISPERMATOGENIC AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERM MATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 12344303114     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.033548     Document Type: Article

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