Role of oxidative stress in ethanol induced germ cell apoptosis - An experimental study in rats

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 62-67

  Maneesh, M ^a   Jayalekshmi, H ^a   Dutta, Sanjiba ^a   Chakrabarti, Amit ^a   Vasudevan, D M ^b  

^a SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ethanol; Oxidative stress; Rats; Testes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; ETHER; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PARAFFIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEULGEN STAINING; GERM CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; RAT; SUPERNATANT; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 24044454040     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867402     Document Type: Article

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