Fertility of rabbit sperm exposed in vitro to cadmium and lead

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 443-449

  Foote, Robert H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Capacitation; Fertility; Hyperactivated motility; Lead; Rabbit sperm

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; FOLLITROPIN; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033226613     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(99)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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