Short-term fasting leads to inhibition of responsiveness to LH-stimulated testosterone secretion in the adult male bonnet monkey

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 791-801

  Medhamurthy, R ^a   Priyanka, G ^a   Vinuthan, M K ^a   Manjunatha, A M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bonnet monkey; Fasting; GnRH R antagonist; Leydig cells; LH; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FASTING; INHIBITION; PRIMATE; SECRETION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MACACA; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; FASTING; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MACACA RADIATA; MALE; TESTOSTERONE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34547106801     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20406     Document Type: Article

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