Metabolic dysregulation and inhibition of spermatogenesis by gibberellic acid in rat testicular cells

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 567-569

  Ravikumar, S ^a   Srikumar, K ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gibberellic acid; Metabolic dysregulation; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GIBBERELLIC ACID; HEXOKINASE; TERPENOID;

INHIBITION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERM CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 21244470630     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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