Short-term antiandrogen flutamide treatment causes structural alterations in somatic cells associated with premature detachment of spermatids in the testis of pubertal and adult guinea pigs

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 516-524

  Maschio, L R ^a   Cordeiro, R S ^a   Taboga, S R ^a   Goes R M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; FLUTAMIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GUINEA PIG; HISTOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; FLUTAMIDE; GUINEA PIGS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MYELIN SHEATH; ORGANELLES; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 77954196465     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01285.x     Document Type: Article

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