Effect of ovariectomy and of estrogen treatment on the adrenal gland and body weight in rats

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1705-1709

  Saruhan, Berna G ^a   Ozdemir, Nurullah ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; VASCULARIZATION; ZONA FASCICULATA; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 28844445522     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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