Testicular steroidogenesis is suppressed during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in rats

Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that usually occurs during the reproductive years in both sexes. Many male patients with MS show lower blood testosterone levels, which was also observed in male rats during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of...

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Main Authors: Ana Milosevic, Ivana Bjelobaba, Iva D. Bozic, Irena Lavrnja, Danijela Savic, Katarina Tesovic, Marija Jakovljevic, Stanko S. Stojilkovic, Marija M. Janjic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88305-5