Testicular germ-cell apoptosis in stressed rats following combined exposure to pyridostigmine bromide, N,N-diethyl m-toluamide (DEET), and permethrin

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-73

  Abou Donia, Mohamed B ^a   Suliman, Hagir B ^a   Khan, Wasiuddin A ^a   Abdel Rahman, Ali A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN P53; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SOLDIER; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STRESS; TESTIS; TESTIS INJURY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DEET; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG SYNERGISM; GERM CELLS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PYRETHRINS; PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037427910     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390306463     Document Type: Article

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