Aging in male primates: Reproductive decline, effects of calorie restriction and future research potential

Age

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 157-168

  Sitzmann, Brandon D ^a   Urbanski, Henryk F ^b   Ottinger, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie restriction; Male aging; Neuroendocrine systems; Primate; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACROSOME; AGING; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EJACULATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL MONKEY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; REVIEW; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 50949084825     PISSN: 01619152     EISSN: 15744647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11357-008-9065-0     Document Type: Review

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