Effect of prazosin on sperm transport in male rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 627-631

  Solomon, Howard M ^a   Wier, Patrick J ^a   Ippolito, Danielle L ^a   Toscano, Thomas V ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eat; Ex vivo; Prazosin; Sperm transport

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031195314     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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