Effects of lithium carbonate on rat seminiferous tubules: An ultrastructural study

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 576-582

  Zarnescu, O ^a   Zamfirescu, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS PHYSICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Lithium carbonate; Rat; Seminiferous tubule; Spermatogenesis; Toxicity; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; LITHIUM CARBONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GERM CELL; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 33751291198     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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