Effects of prepubertal exposure to estradiol benzoate on testicular Development and Function of sprague-dawley rats

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-19

  Li, He Cheng ^a   Chen, Qi ^a   Wang, Zi Ming ^a   Qiu, Shu Dong ^a   Gan, Wei Min ^a   Chong, Tie ^a   Ge, Ling ^a   Wang, Xin Yang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estradiol benzoate; Prepuberty; Rat; Sperm; Testis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 3-BENZOATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 59449099248     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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