Lead-induced changes in spermatozoa function and metabolism

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-64

  Hsu, Ping Chi ^a,b   Hsu, Chao Chin ^a   Liu, Ming Yie ^a   Chen, Lih Yuh ^a   Guo, Yueliang Leon ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; LEAD; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LEAD; MALE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0032508653     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841098158610     Document Type: Article

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