In vivo studies of cadmium-induced apoptosis in testicular tissue of the rat and its modulation by a chelating agent

Toxicology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Xu, Cunyong ^a   Johnson, Joyce E ^a   Singh, Pramod K ^a   Jones, Mark M ^a   Yan, Heping ^b   Carter, Clint E ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cadmium; DNA fragmentation; Mi ADMS; Programmed cell death; Testes (rat)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; DNA FRAGMENT; MONOISOAMYL 2,3 DIMERCAPTOSUCCINATE; SUCCIMER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS INJURY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0030068017     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(95)03195-L     Document Type: Article

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