Aluminum-induced suppression of testosterone through nitric oxide production in male mice

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-40

  Guo, Chih Hung ^a   Lin, Chia Yeh ^a   Yeh, Maw Sheng ^a   Hsu, Guoo Shyng Wang ^b  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Mice; MP; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CYCLIC AMP; LYSINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ALUMINUM BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10044236508     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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