Development of ethinylestradiol (ee)-induced testicular atrophy in rats : Involvement of apoptosis in ee-induced spermatogenic cell death

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-368

  Tsuchiya, Takayuki ^a   Sano, Fumiko ^a   Oikawa, Naoya ^a   Goto, Kazuhiro ^a   Sugimoto, Jiro ^a   Mutai, Mamoru ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ethinylestradiol; Rat; Spermatocyte; Testicular toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442324190     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.9.359     Document Type: Article

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