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Immunohistomorphometric Changes of The Pituitary Gonadotropic Cells After Testosterone Application in a Rat Model of the Andropause

Macedonian Veterinary Review
Volume 42 (2019): Issue 1 (March 2019)
By: Nataša Ristić,  Vladimir Ajdžanović,  Dragana Petrović-Kosanović,  Marko Miler,  Gordana Ušćebrka and  Verica Milošević  
Open Access
|Mar 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/macvetrev-2018-0023 | Journal eISSN: 1857-7415
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Language: English
Page range: 5 - 13
Submitted on: Jan 9, 2017
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Accepted on: May 7, 2018
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Published on: Mar 28, 2019
Published by: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
andropause,
testosterone,
gonadotropic cells,
immunohistomorphometry,
optical density
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other,
Veterinary medicine

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