Toxicant-induced acceleration of epididymal sperm transit: Androgen- dependent proteins may be involved

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 511-519

  Klinefelter, Gary R ^a,b   Suarez, Juan D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen dependent proteins; Antiandrogen action; Epididymal sperm transit; Epididymis specific toxicity

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYFLUTAMIDE; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CAPUT;

EID: 0031195306     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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