Effects of gold on testicular steroidogenic and gametogenic functions in immature male albino rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 629-636

  Biswas, N M ^a   Chattopadhyay, A ^a   Sarkar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Gold; Immature rats; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; GOLD CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELL; IMMATURITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPERMATID; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELLS; GOLD; MALE; PROSTATE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SPERMATOZOA; STEROIDS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 9644284379     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.03.038     Document Type: Article

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