Ameliorating effect of vitamin C on murine sperm toxicity induced by three pesticides (endosulfan, phosphamidon and mancozeb)

Mutagenesis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Khan, P K ^a   Sinha, S P ^a  

^a T M BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ENDOSULFAN; MANCOZEB; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHAMIDON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOSULFAN; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MANEB; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTAGENS; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHAMIDON; SPERM COUNT; SPERM HEAD; SPERMATOZOA; ZINEB;

EID: 0030045633     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/11.1.33     Document Type: Article

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