Alterations of spermatogenesis in etoposide-treated rats: A stereological study

Interciencia

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 227-235

  Freitas, Francisca E L ^a   Cordeiro Mori, Flora ^b   Sasso Cerri, Estela ^c   Lucas, Sandra R R ^c   Miraglia, Sandra M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^b PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Edifício Manchester ^*

Author keywords

Epithelium; Etoposide; Seminiferous; Spermatogenesis; Testis; Topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041886790     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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