Effects of lead exposure on bromocriptine-induced penile erection in rats

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-84

  Ghazi Khansari, Mahmoud ^a   Heidari, Ismaeel ^a   Zarrindast, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; LEAD; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030806433     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1997.tb00035.x     Document Type: Article

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