The influence of protein malnutrition on the antifertility action of gossypol in the Trypanosoma brucei-infected rat: Some ultrastructural observations from the testis

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 533-538

  Akingbemi, B T ^a,b   Aire, T A ^a   Oke, B O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Gossypol; Protein malnutrition; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPOL; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS; TESTIS INJURY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; GOSSYPOL; MALE; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0031195318     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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