Fluoride and aluminium induced toxicity in mice epididymis and its mitigation by vitamin C

Fluoride

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-121

  Chinoy, N J ^a,b   Momin, R ^a   Jhala, D D ^a  

^a Gujarat University ^*

^b GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphatase; Aluminium and epididymides; Fluoride and epididymides; Mice epididymis; Protein; Sialic acid; Succinate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALUMINUM; ASCORBIC ACID; FLUORIDE; SIALIC ACID; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ALUMINUM OVERLOAD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FLUOROSIS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; CAPUT;

EID: 21444442108     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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