Testicular effects of 1,3,5-TriNitroBenzene (TNB). I. Dose response and reversibility studies

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-378

  Chandra, A M Sundeep ^a   Qualls, Charles W ^a   Reddy, Gunda ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGENERATION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDIDYMIS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRINITROBENZENES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030960768     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841097160401     Document Type: Article

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