Testing the potential of sodium fluoride to affect spermatogenesis in the rat

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 881-890

  Sprando, R L ^a   Collins, T F X ^a   Black, T N ^a   Rorie, J ^a   Ames, M J ^a   O'Donnell, M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term fluoride exposure; Male rat; Reproductive toxicology; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030656332     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(97)88938-7     Document Type: Article

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