Disruption of spermatogenesis in rabbits consuming ethylene glycol monomethyl ether

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Berndtson, William E ^a   Foote, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

EGME; gametogenesis; rabbits; reproductive toxicity; sperm production; spermatogenesis; testis

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYETHANOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; DRINKING; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; MALE; MICE; RABBITS; RATS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030896194     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(96)00194-3     Document Type: Article

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