Effects of streptozotocin-diabetes and insulin replacement on the epididymis of prepubertal rats: Histological and histomorphometric studies

Endocrine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-98

  Soudamani, S ^a   Malini, T ^a   Balasubramanian, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Epididymis; Insulin; Sexual maturation; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON; STEREOLOGY; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; EPIDIDYMIS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; INSULIN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM COUNT; STREPTOZOCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 28744454890     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: 15324206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07435800500229193     Document Type: Article

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