Lead-induced alterations in rat kidneys and testes in vivo

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

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 671-676

  Massanyi, Peter ^a   Lukac, Norbert ^a   Makarevich, Alexander V ^b   Chrenek, Peter ^b   Forgacs, Zsolt ^c   Zakrzewski, Marian ^d   Stawarz, Robert ^d   Toman, Robert ^a   Lazor, Peter ^a   Flesarova, Slavka ^e  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^b SLOVAK AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Slovakia)

^c National Institute of Chemical Safety   (Hungary)

^d PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Kidney; Lead; Rat; Testis; Toxic effects

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD VESSELS; PHYSIOLOGY; RATS; TOXICITY;

BASAL MEMBRANE; BLOOD CAPILLARIES; BOWMAN'S CAPSULES; GLOMERULI; KIDNEYS; TESTIS; TOXIC EFFECTS;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

LEAD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL; BOWMAN CAPSULE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM LAYER; GLOMERULUS; HISTOLOGY; INTERSTITIUM; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; KIDNEY; LEAD; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 33947578705     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701244474     Document Type: Article

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