Induction of oxidative stress on reproductive and metabolic organs in sodium fluoride-treated male albino rats: Protective effect of testosterone and vitamin E coadministration

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-277

  Das, S ^a   Maiti, R ^a   Ghosh, Debidas ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CATALASE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE SODIUM; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SPERM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 23444434928     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520590968824     Document Type: Article

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