Effect of gonadal hormones on the cross-sectional area of pubococcygeus muscle fibers in male rat

Anatomical Record

Volumn 291, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 586-592

  Alvarado, Mayvi ^a   Cuevas, Estela ^b   Lara Garcia, Miguel ^a   Camacho, Miguel ^a   Carrillo, Porfirio ^a   Hudson, Robyn ^c   Pacheco, Pablo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cross sectional area; Dihydrotestosterone; Estradiol benzoate; Pubococcygeus muscle; Testosterone propionate

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; SEX HORMONE; SILASTIC; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASTRATION; COCCYGEAL BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBOCOCCYGEAL MUSCLE; RAT;

ANIMALS; CASTRATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; PELVIC FLOOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 43149113232     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20694     Document Type: Article

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