Biochemical effects of some organophosphorus pesticides on the ovaries of albino rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 148-152

  Kaur, Sukhdeep ^a   Dhanju, C K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Lipids; Organophosphates; Ovaries; Phospholipids; Proteins; Rats

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; DIMETHOATE; MEMBRANE LIPID; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARATHION METHYL; PHOSPHOLIPID; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; LD 50; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DIMETHOATE; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; LIPID METABOLISM; METHYL PARATHION; MONOCROTOPHOS; OVARY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 18744402460     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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