Seminal concentration of trace elements in fox and relationships to spermatozoa quality

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1097-1105

  Massányi, Peter ^a   Trandzik, Jozef ^b   Nad, Pavol ^c   Skalická, Magdalena ^c   Koréneková, Beata ^c   Lukac, Norbert ^a   Fabis, Marian ^a   Toman, Robert ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^b State Breeding Institute   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Fox; Iron; Lead; Nickel; Semen; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PATHOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; PATHOLOGICAL SPERMATOZOA; SEMINAL CONCENTRATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOX; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOXES; MALE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CANIDAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 18244366857     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-200056166     Document Type: Article

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