Effect of a single dose of malathion on spermatogenesis in mice

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-107

  Bustos Obergón, Eduardo ^a   González Hormazabal, Patricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Malathion; Seminiferous tubule; Testicular toxin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MALATHION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENOTOXICITY; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038205557     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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