Fluoride-induced changes in the expression of epidermal growth factor and its receptor in testicular tissues of young male rats

Fluoride

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-125

  Wan, Shuangxiu ^a,b   Zhang, Jianhai ^a,b   Wang, Jundong ^a,b  

^a Shandong Heze College ^*

^b SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor (EGF); Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR); Fluoride and testes; Leydig cells; Male rats; Spermatocytes; Spermatogonia

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33746003610     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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