Effect of mercuric chloride on membrane-bound enzymes in rat testis

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 309-311

  Ramalingam, V ^a   Vimaladevi, V ^a  

^a Bharathidasan Govt Coll for Women   (India)

Author keywords

glutamyl transferase; 5 nucleotidase; Adenosine triphosphatase; Alkaline phosphatase; Mercuric chloride; Testis

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE ENZYME; MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS;

5'-NUCLEOTIDASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CA(2+) MG(2+)-ATPASE; CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES; CELL MEMBRANE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS;

EID: 0036958484     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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