Male reproductive toxicity of vincristine: Ultrastructural changes in the epididymal epithelial apical cell

Cytobios

Volumn 2000, Issue 400, 2000, Pages 85-93

  Akbarsha, M A ^a   Averal, H I ^b   Girija, R ^a   Anandhi, S ^a   Faridha Banu, A ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HOLY CROSS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Apical cell; Endocytosis; Epididymis; Lysosomes; Male reproductive toxicology; Narrow cell; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

VINCRISTINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FERTILITY; LYSOSOME; MALE; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FERTILITY; LYSOSOMES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0033654786     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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