Cobalt-induced alterations in hamster testes in vivo

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 389-392

  Lukac, Norbert ^a,d   Massanyi, Peter ^a   Zakrzewski, Marian ^b   Toman, Robert ^a   Cigankova, Viera ^c   Stawarz, Robert ^b  

^a Slovak Agricultural Research Center   (Slovakia)

^b PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^d SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Hamster; Testis; Toxic effects

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CAPILLARIES; SEMINIFERIOUS EPITELIUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TOXIC EFFECTS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELL MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TOXICITY;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

COBALT CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BODY WEIGHT; CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERSTITIUM; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; TESTIS DISEASE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; COBALT; CRICETINAE; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 33847124074     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520601144709     Document Type: Article

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