L-ascorbic acid ameliorates postnatal endosulfan induced testicular damage in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-336

  Rao, Manjula ^a   Narayana, K ^b   Benjamin, Susan ^a   Bairy, K L ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Gonadotoxicity; L ascorbic acid; Pesticides; Sperm count; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ENDOSULFAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; RAT; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASCORBIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 23044505880     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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