The effect of zinc supplementation on the effects of lead on the rat testis

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 535-540

  Batra, N ^a   Nehru, B ^a   Bansal, M P ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

aminolevulinic acid dehydratase; Biodistribution; Catalase; Lead; Superoxide dismutase; Testis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; LEAD; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEAD POISONING; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS INJURY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; LEAD; MALE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

EID: 0032173237     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(98)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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