Photoperiodic regulation of compensatory testicular hypertrophy in hamsters

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-269

  Paul, Matthew J ^a,d   Park, Jin Ho ^a   Horton, Teresa H ^b   Alvarez, Maria I ^a   Burke, Morgan K ^a   Place, Ned J ^c   Zucker, Irving ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensatory testicular hypertrophy; Follicle stimulating hormone; Inhibin; Photoperiodism; Reproductive axis; Seasonal reproduction; Testis; Testosterone; Unilateral castration

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; COMPENSATORY TESTICULAR HYPERTROPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS CELL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; ORCHIECTOMY; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33746277239     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.050781     Document Type: Article

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