Effect of green tea on prostate and seminal vesicle in rats exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-286

  Kang, Kyung Sun ^a   Li, Guang Xun ^a   Park, Jin Sung ^a   Lee, Beom Jun ^a   Che, Jeong Hwan ^a   Tae, Joo Ho ^a   Cho, Jae Jin ^a   Kim, Sung Hoon ^b   Lee, Dong Sik ^a   Lee, Yong Soon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8, tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Green tea extract; Testicular function

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEA; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 12944293178     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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