Selenite suppression of cadmium-induced testicular apoptosis

Toxicology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 169-175

  Jones, Mark M ^a   Xu, Cunyong ^a   Ladd, Patricia A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cadmium; DNA fragmentation; Programmed cell death; Selenium; Tests (rat)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DNA FRAGMENT; SELENITE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CADMIUM; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; NECROSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM SELENITE; TESTIS;

EID: 0031023635     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(96)03541-X     Document Type: Article

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