Effects of zearalenone on food consumption, growth rate, organ weight and serum testosterone level in male rats

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-120

  Kaliamurthy, J ^a   Geraldine, P ^a   Thomas, Philip A ^b  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JOSEPH EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

accessory sex organs; male reproduction; rat; testosterone; zearalenone

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCESSORY SEX ORGAN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; INDIA; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0031001748     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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