Arsenic-induced toxicity and the protective role of ascorbic acid in mouse testis

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-203

  Chang, Soo Im ^a   Jin, Bohwan ^a   Youn, Pilju ^a   Park, Changbo ^a   Park, Jung Duck ^b   Ryu, Doug Young ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Ascorbic acid; Mouse; Oxidative stress; Testis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ARSENIC; ARSENITE SODIUM; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARSENIC; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33846622398     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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