Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase mRNA expression in rat testis after surgical cryptorchidism and efferent duct ligation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 659-663

  Zini, Armand ^b   Schlegel, Peter N ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Germ cells; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GERM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS INJURY;

EID: 0030757797     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64578-6     Document Type: Article

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