Spermatogenic disturbance induced by di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate is significantly prevented by treatment with antioxidant vitamins in the rat

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-94

  Ishihara, Masaru ^a   Itoh, Masahiro ^a   Miyamoto, Kensaku ^a   Suna, Shigeru ^a   Takeuchi, Yoshiki ^a   Takenaka, Ikumasa ^a   Jitsunari, Fumihiko ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA flow cytometry; Phthalate; Spermatogenesis; Testicular toxicity; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; MALE; PLASTICIZERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0034127309     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2000.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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