Spermatogenic dysfunction and its evaluation by computer-assisted sperm analysis in the rat

Annual Report of Shionogi Research Laboratory

Volumn , Issue 53, 2003, Pages 1-20

  Kaneto, Masako ^a,b,c   Kishi, Kurajiro ^a,b,d,e,f  

^a Developmental Research Laboratories   (Japan)

^b SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; EVALUATION; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEYDIG CELL; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT STRAIN; REVIEW; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 22544482949     PISSN: 05598680     EISSN: 05598680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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