Effects of hypothyroidism on anti-mullerian hormone expression in the prepubertal rat testis

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-156

  Chamindrani Mendis Handagama, S M L ^a   Siril Ariyaratne, H B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anti mullerian hormone; Hypothyroidism; Leydig cell differentiation; Sertoli cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ANTITHYROID AGENT; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SUCKLING; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERTOLI CELLS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

EID: 38449096073     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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