Influence of stress on gonadotrophin induced testicular recrudescence in the lizard Mabuya Carinata

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 534-540

  Yajurvedi, H N ^a   Menon, Sneha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTROPIS CARINATA; SQUAMATA;

FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIZARD; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STRESS; TESTIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LIZARDS; MALE; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; STRESS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 23044511510     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.92     Document Type: Article

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