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| Gonzales,P.H.; Rhoden,C.R.; Luz,C.; Corrêa,G.; Barbosa-Coutinho,L.M.; Oliveira,M.C.. |
| Liver cirrhosis, a highly prevalent chronic disease, is frequently associated with endocrine dysfunctions, notably in the gonadal axis. We evaluated lactotroph population by immunohistochemistry, gonadotropins and prolactin by immunoradiometric assay and testosterone and estradiol by radioimmunoassay in adult male Wistar rats with cirrhosis induced by carbon tetrachloride. No significant difference in mean ± SEM percentages of lactotrophs was found between cirrhotic animals and controls (N = 12, mean 18.95 ± 1.29%). Although there was no significant difference between groups in mean serum levels of prolactin (control: 19.2 ± 4 ng/mL), luteinizing hormone (control: 1.58 ± 0.43 ng/mL), follicle-stimulating hormone (control: 19.11 ± 2.28 ng/mL), estradiol... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hypogonadism; Hyperestrogenemia; Hyperprolactinemia; Lactotrophs; Liver cirrhosis. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001000011 |
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