Dibromochloropropane inhibits spermatogonial development in rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-271

  Meistrich, Marvin L ^a   Wilson, Gene ^a,b   Shuttlesworth, Gladis A ^a,c   Porter, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Synergos Inc   (United States)

^c BioGenex Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcification; Dibromochloropropane; Differentiation; Fertility; Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Spermatogonia; Stem cells; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE; GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037809322     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(03)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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