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Testis structure and function in a nongenetic hyperadipose rat model at prepubertal and adult ages.
Endocrinology - 1 Mar 2006
França L R, Suescun M O, Miranda J R, Giovambattista A, Perello M, Spinedi E, Calandra R S
Abstract excerpt
There are few data for hormonal levels and testis structure and function during postnatal development in rats neonatally treated with monosodium L-glutamate (MSG). In our study, newborn male pups were ip injected with MSG (4 mg/g body weight) every 2 d up to 10 d of age and investigated at prepubertal and adult ages. Plasma levels of leptin, LH, FSH, prolactin, testosterone (T), corticosterone, and free T4 (FT4)...
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