Long-term administration of vitamin A and the process of spermatogenesis

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-129

  Sadek, I A ^a   Abdul Mohsen, M H ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ISOTRETINOIN; RETINOL; RETINOL ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GERBIL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GERBILLINAE; ISOTRETINOIN; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0032600696     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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