Response of testicular antioxidant enzymes to hexachlorocy-clohexane is species specific

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-194

  Samanta, Luna ^a   Chainy, G B N ^a  

^a UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS OIL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAMETER; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; LINDANE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

EID: 0036744864     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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