Effects of lead on the male reproductive system in mice

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 513-521

  Wadi, Suzan A ^a   Ahmad, Ghayasuddin ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FOLLITROPIN; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; EPIDIDYMIS; HORMONES; LEAD; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0032895826     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841099157953     Document Type: Article

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