Oxidative stress in testes of rats subjected to chronic iron intoxication and α-tocopherol supplementation

Toxicology

Volumn 132, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 179-186

  Lucesoli, Florencia ^a   Fraga, Cesar G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Reproduction; Testes oxidation; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PROTECTIVE AGENT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; DNA; IRON; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0033033565     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(98)00152-8     Document Type: Article

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