Effects of acitretin on spermatogenesis of rats

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 689-692

  Sengor B ^a   Bayramgurler D ^a   Muezzinoglu B ^a   Altintas, L ^a   Bilen, N ^a   Apaydin, R ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acitretin; Retinoid; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETRETIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACITRETIN; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBROBLASTS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN A;

EID: 33745274766     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01573.x     Document Type: Article

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