Effects of sodium fluoride and sulfur dioxide on sperm motility and serum testosterone in male rats

Fluoride

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-131

  Zhang, Jianhai ^a,b   Liang, Chen ^a,b   Ma, Junjie ^a,b   Niu, Ruiyan ^a,b   Wang, Jundong ^a,b  

^a Shanxi Agricultural University ^*

^b SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluoride and sulfur dioxide; Male rats; Reproductive hormones; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE SODIUM; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33745978114     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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