Effects of testosterone on leptin production in anterior pituitary cells of rats: An immunohistochemical study

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-82

  Kus, I ^a   Colakoglu, N ^a   Ogeturk, M ^a   Kus, M A ^b   Ozen, O A ^b   Sarsilmaz, M ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Immunohistochemistry; Leptin; Rat; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPTIN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

EID: 34247363668     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: 15210375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010601164024     Document Type: Article

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