Lithium effect on testicular tissue and spermatozoa of viscacha (Lagostomus maximus maximus). A comparative study with rats

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-83

  Romera, Edith Perez ^a   Munoz E ^a,d   Mohamed, F ^a,d   Dominguez, S ^a   Scardapane, L ^a   Villegas, O ^b   Aseff, S García ^c   Guzman J A ^c  

^a Catedra Histol y Embriol UNSL   (Argentina)

^b Area de Quim Analitica   (Argentina)

^c Cátedra de Farmacología   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Lithium; Spermatozoa; Testis; Viscacha Lagostomus maximus maximus

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INVOLUTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0343962669     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0946-672x(00)80034-6     Document Type: Article

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