Tamoxifen induced multinucleated cells (symplasts) and distortion of seminiferous tubules in rat testis

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-220

  D'Souza, Urban J A ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gonadotoxicity; Seminiferous tubules; Smultinucleated giant cells; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEEDING; GERM CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RANK SUM TEST; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GIANT CELLS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TAMOXIFEN; TESTIS;

EID: 0042880026     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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