Effect of dimethoate administration schedules on compensatory ovarian hypertrophy, follicular dynamics, and estrous cycle in hemicastrated mice

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-248

  Mahadevaswami, M P ^a   Kaliwal, B B ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

follicles; hemicastration; ovary; toxicity

Indexed keywords

DIMETHOATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASTRATION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DYNAMICS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METESTRUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY HYPERTROPHY; PROESTRUS; SPLEEN WEIGHT; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIMETHOATE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPERTROPHY; INSECTICIDES; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY;

EID: 0036957495     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2002.13.3.225     Document Type: Article

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