The effects of human chorionic gonadotrophin on normal testicular tissue of rats: Dose-dependence and reversibility

BJU International

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1116-1118

  Karaman, Ihsan M ^a   Kaya, Cevdet ^a,b   Ozturk, Metin ^a   Pirincci, Necip ^a   Yimazgumrukcu, Gulistan ^a   Tuken, Murat ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Gonadotrophins; Histology; Testis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINAL CENTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPECIES COMPARISON; TESTIS DESCENT; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 33645743525     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06139.x     Document Type: Article

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