Effects of an agent inducing dominant lethals on rat sperm - Examination with ethyl methanesulfonate -

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-31

  Takagi, Hironori ^a   Satoh, Akinori ^a   Shirane, Rika ^a   Hashimoto, Tomonori ^a   Inoue, Tadahiro ^a   Kimura, Masaaki ^a  

^a TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

CASA; CellSoft 4000; Dominant lethal; Ethyl methanesulfonate; IGS rats; Sperm analysis

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DOMINANT LETHAL MUTANT; FEMALE; FETUS MORTALITY; MALE; MATING; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0034110986     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.25.25     Document Type: Article

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