Lead-induced changes in the stabilization of the mouse sperm chromatin

Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 11-24

  Johansson, Lars ^a   Pellicciari, Carlo E ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytochemistry; Lead; Male mouse; Sperm chromatin; Thiols

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FERTILITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; DNA; LEAD; MALE; MICE; PROTAMINES; SPERMATOZOA; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023678988     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(88)90076-5     Document Type: Article

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