Dietary-induced hyperthyroidism marginally affects neonatal testicular development

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 643-653

  Rijntjes, Eddy ^a   Wientjes, Anna T ^a   Swarts, Hans J M ^a   De Rooij, Dirk G ^b   Teerds, Katja J ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroid; Leydig cell development; Sertoli cell differentiation; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; EUTHYROIDISM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LEPTOTENE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; ZYGOTENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 56249140798     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.108.005108     Document Type: Article

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