Male reproductive toxicity of vincristine in rat: Effect on the seminal vesicles

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 212, 1996, Pages 239-253

  Averal, Horne Iona ^a   Akbarsha, M A ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Seminal vesicles; Testicular dysfunction; Testosterone; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030372029     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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