Cadmium chloride induced histopathological and biochemical changes in the testes of adult albino rats

Toxicology International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-64

  Aruna Devy, R ^a   Khan, Anisa B ^b   Kumar, ^c  

^a ST THOMAS COLLEGE   (India)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Albino rat; Biochemical changes; Cadmium chloride; Histopathology; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (MAGNESIUM); CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33744969303     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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