Dicofol formulation induced toxicity on testes and accessory reproductive organs in albino rats

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 741-748

  Jadaramkunti, U C ^a   Kaliwal, B B ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICOFOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOMETRY; INDIA; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DICOFOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INSECTICIDES; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINAL VESICLES; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036867371     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0123-5     Document Type: Article

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