Testis structure and function in a nongenetic hyperadipose rat model at prepubertal and adult ages

Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1556-1563

  Franca L R ^a   Suescun, M O ^b,c   Miranda, J R ^a   Giovambattista, A ^b,c   Perello, M ^b   Spinedi, E ^b   Calandra, R S ^c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^d INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GENETICS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERLEPTINEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LEPTIN; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; PHENOTYPE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32644441730     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2005-0640     Document Type: Article

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