Effects of exogenous testosterone on testicular function during the chronic phase of spinal cord injury: Dose effects on spermatogenesis and sertoli cell and sperm function

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-62

  Huang, Hosea F S ^a,b   Li, Ming Tang ^b   Wang, Shulun ^b   Barton, Beverly ^b   Anesetti, Robert ^b   Jetko, James A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Sertoli cell; Sperm; Spermatogenesis; Spinal cord injuries; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT MODULATOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TESTIS FUNCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL SURVIVAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MITOCHONDRIA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 2942751984     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2004.11753731     Document Type: Article

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