Protection of spermatogenesis in mice against gamma ray induced damage by Hippophae rhamnoides

Andrologia

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 199-207

  Goel, H C ^a   Samanta, N ^b,c   Kannan, K ^c   Kumar, I P ^b   Bala, M ^b  

^a CH CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^c GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ionising radiation; Repopulation index; Seminiferous tubules; Spermatogenesis; Spermatogonia

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT; RH 3; TANNIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS WEIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; HIPPOPHAE; MALE; MICE; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELLS; TANNINS; TESTIS;

EID: 33750625520     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2006.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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