Pituitary-testicular axis dysfunction in methimazole-induced hypothyroidism in rats

Gołyński Marcin; Metyk Michał; Szkodziak Piotr; Lutnicki Krzysztof; Kalisz Grzegorz; Szczepanik Marcin; Wilkołek Piotr; Dobrowolski Piotr

Pituitary-testicular axis dysfunction in methimazole-induced hypothyroidism in rats

2019

Introduction: Thyroid hormones play a major role in the regulation of testicular maturation and growth and in the control of Sertoli and Leydig cell functions in adulthood. When naturally occurring, hypothyroidism causes male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and Sertoli cell function disorders, but when iatrogenic and methimazole-induced its influence on the pituitary-testicular axis function with respect to Sertoli cells is poorly known.

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