Effect of bisphenol A and co-administration of bisphenol A and vitamin C on epididymis of adult rats: A histological and biochemical study

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-208

  Chitra, K C ^a   Rao, K Ramachandra ^b   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Jawaharlal Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Ascorbic acid; Bisphenol A; Epididymis; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ETHER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; WISTAR RAT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; EPIDIDYMIS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0042880030     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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