An organophosphate insecticide methyl parathion (O- O-dimethyl O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate) induces cytotoxic damage and tubular atrophy in the testis despite elevated testosterone level in the rat

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-189

  Narayana, Kilarkaje ^a   Prashanthi, Narayan ^b   Nayanatara, Arunkumar ^b   Bairy, Laxminarayana K ^c   D'Souza, Urban J A ^d  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti estrogen; Endocrine disruptors; Gonadotoxicity; Pesticides; Testicular degeneration

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; O O DIMETHYL O 4 NITROPHENYL PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PARATHION METHYL; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

HEXAPODA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33748551721     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.31.177     Document Type: Article

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