The ultrastructure of the testis in rats after long-term treatment with lead acetate

Andrologia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 97-102

  Wenda Rozewicka L ^a   Marchlewicz, M ^a   Barcew Wiszniewska, B ^a   Piasecka, M ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

lead; macrophages; rat; testis; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

LEAD ACETATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; LEYDIG CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029919945     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1996.tb02763.x     Document Type: Article

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