Histopathological and immunohistochemical changes in the testes of rabbits after injection with the growth promoter boldenone

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-259

  Tousson, Ehab ^a   El Moghazy, Mostafa ^b   Massoud, Ahmed ^a   Akel, Amani ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

boldenone; immunohistochemistry; PCNA; rabbit; steroids; testes

Indexed keywords

BOLDENONE; OLIVE OIL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; GERM LAYER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; DOPING IN SPORTS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; RABBITS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; VETERINARY DRUGS;

EID: 84859847850     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719111418126     Document Type: Article

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