Testing the potential of sodium fluoride to affect spermatogenesis: A morphometric study

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1117-1124

  Sprando, R L ^a   Collins, T F X ^a   Black, T ^a   Olejnik, N ^a   Rorie, J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term fluoride exposure; Male rat; Morphology; NaF=sodium fluoride; Reproductive toxicology; Testis

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LACTATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0032408708     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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