Sequential analysis of testicular lesions and serum hormone levels in rats treated with a Psoralea corylifolia extract

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Takizawa, T ^a   Mitsumori, K ^a,b   Takagi, H ^a   Nasu, M ^c   Yasuhara, K ^a   Onodera, H ^a   Imai, T ^a   Hirose, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Panapharm Laboratories Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leydig cell; Psoralea corylifolia; Testicular toxicity; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS TESTIS SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SPERMATID; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE;

CULLEN CORYLIFOLIA; PSORALEA;

EID: 0242662815     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(03)00220-5     Document Type: Article

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