Reproduction and aging in marmosets and tamarins

Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2008, Pages 29-48

  Tardif, S D ^a   Araujo, A ^b   Arruda, M F ^b   French, J A ^c   Sousa, M B C ^b   Yamamoto, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MARMOSET; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALLITRICHINAE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 49549116651     PISSN: 00741132     EISSN: 16623800     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000137678     Document Type: Conference Paper

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