Decreased spermatogenic and androgenic testicular functions in adult rats submitted to immobilization-induced stress from prepuberty
We investigated whether chronic stress applied from prepuberty to full sexual maturity interferes with spermatogenic and androgenic testicular functions. Male Wistar rats (40 days old) were immobilized 6 h a day for 60 days. Following immobilization, plasma concentrations of corticosterone and prola...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1998-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998001100013 |