Effects of ethanol treatment on epididymal secretory products and sperm maturation in albino rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 288, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 509-515

  Srikanth, V ^a   Malini, T ^a   Arunakaran, J ^a   Govindarajulu, P ^a   Balasubramanian, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANDROSTANOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STOMACH INTUBATION;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANIMALS; CARNITINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; EPIDIDYMIS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLYCERYLPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; MALE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0033028287     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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