Comparison of urinary creatine with other biomarkers for detection of cadmium-induced testicular damage

Biomarkers

Volumn 3, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 335-346

  Draper, Ruth P ^a,b   Timbrell, John A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cadmium; Creatine; Testicular damage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CREATINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031663255     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135475098231147     Document Type: Article

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