A local pathway for increased testosterone supply from the testis to the epididymis, vas deferens and accessory genital glands of the rat

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-182

  Krzymowski, T ^a   Stefanczyk Krzymowska S ^a   Gilun, P ^b   Radomski, M ^a   Koziorowski, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Prostate; Rat; Seminal vesicle; Testis; Testosterone transfer

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; TRITIUM;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; METABOLISM; PROSTATE; RAT; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; PROSTATE; RATS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRITIUM; VAS DEFERENS;

CAPUT;

EID: 24944485858     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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