Effects of chronic heat stress on testicular structures, serum testosterone and cortisol concentrations in developing lambs

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 55-59

  Rasooli, Aria ^a   Taha Jalali, Mohammad ^b   Nouri, Mohammad ^a   Mohammadian, Babak ^a   Barati, Farid ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Developing lamb; Heat stress; Testicular structures; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SEASONS; SHEEP; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70350712174     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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