Plasma levels of LH and testosterone in male rats subjected peripheral de-afferentation of the vomeronasal system

Abstract
21 day old male rats undergoing peripheral deafferentation of the vomeronasal system (Accessory Olfactory System) show a decrease of the accessory sex organ weight as well as lower LH and testosterone plasmatic levels 30 days later when compared with intact or sham operated rats.
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Animals, Body Weight, Denervation, Inbred Strains, Luteinizing Hormone/blood, Male, Nose/innervation, Olfactory Pathways/physiology, Organ Size, Pheromones/physiology, Prostate/anatomy and histology, Rats, Seminiferous Tubules/anatomy and histology, Testis/anatomy and histology, Testosterone/blood, LH, Vomeronasal system, Accessory Olfactory System
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