Effects of pre-natal glucocorticoids on testicular development in sheep

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 352-358

  Pedrana, G ^a,b   Sloboda, D M ^a,c,d   Perez W ^a   Newnham, J P ^a,c,e   Bielli, A ^a   Martin, G B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URUGUAY   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; SERTOLI CELL; SHEEP; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BETAMETHASONE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SERTOLI CELLS; SHEEP; TESTIS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 51249117352     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2008.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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