Effects of photo stimulation and nonstimulation of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) from birth to early puberty on testes structure and Function

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1417-1424

  Hance, Michael W ^a   Mason, J Ian ^b   Mendis Handagama, S M L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hamster; Leydig cell differentiation; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Testosterone; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAMSTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL MATURATION; STEM CELL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTIS; THYROID GLAND;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CRICETINAE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL MATURATION; STEM CELLS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE;

EID: 73349106535     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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