Effect of piperine on the epididymis of adult male rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-368

  D'Cruz, S C ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Epididymis; Piperine; Reactive oxygen species; Sialic acid

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PIPERINE; SIALIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZODIOXOLES; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; EPIDIDYMIS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; ORGAN SIZE; PIPER; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 29244436102     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2005.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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