The effect of methoxychlor on the epididymal antioxidant system of adult rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-172

  Latchoumycandane, C ^a   Chitra, K C ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Epididymis; Lipid peroxidation; Methoxychlor; Sperm count; Sperm motility; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHOXYCHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSTATE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; ORGAN SIZE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; EPIDIDYMIS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INSECTICIDES; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METHOXYCHLOR; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0036011123     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(02)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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