Ameliorating effect of folic acid on chromium(VI)-induced changes in reproductive performance and seminal plasma biochemistry in male rabbits

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 322-328

  Yousef, Mokhtar I ^a   El Demerdash, Fatma M ^a   Kamil, Kamil I ^b   Elaswad, Fathia A M ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Chromium hexavalent; Enzymes; Folic acid; Free radicals; Male reproductive toxicology; Rabbits; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHROMIUM; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PHOSPHATASE; TESTOSTERONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMIUM; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLIC ACID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE; RABBITS; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33644502253     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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