Reduced Sertoli cell number and altered pituitary responsiveness in male lambs undernourished in utero

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 135-147

  Kotsampasi, B ^a   Balaskas, C ^a   Papadomichelakis, G ^a   Chadio, S E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

HPG axis; Male; Maternal undernutrition; Offspring; Sertoli cells; Sheep

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; SERTOLI CELLS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67249160029     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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