Time course of endocrine changes in the hypophysis-gonad axis induced by hypobaric hypoxia in male rats

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-21

  Farias, Jorge Gonzalo ^a   Bustos Obregón, Eduardo ^c   Tapia, Pablo Jose ^a   Gutierrez, Eduardo ^a   Zepeda, Andrea ^a   Juantok, Camila ^a   Cruz, Gonzalo ^a   Soto, Gustavo ^a   Benites, Julio ^a   Reyes, Juan Guillermo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fertility; High altitude; Hypobaric hypoxia; Testicular function; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEHYDRATION; EATING; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SECRETION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; DEHYDRATION; EATING; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 40949133246     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19046     Document Type: Article

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