Development of sperm granulomas in the epididymides of L-cysteine-treated rats

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-289

  Sawamoto, Osamu ^a,b   Yamate, Jyoji ^b   Kuwamura, Mitsuru ^b   Kotani, Takao ^b   Kurisu, Kazunobu ^a  

^a OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Apoptosis; Epididymis; L Cysteine; Rat; Sperm granuloma

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BROMOBIMANE; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE; THIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUID FLOW; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM GRANULOMA; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CYSTEINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDIDYMIS; GRANULOMA; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037910362     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926230309760     Document Type: Article

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