Protective effect of selenium on nicotine-induced testicular toxicity in rats

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 212-218

  Seema, P ^a   Swathy, S S ^a   Indira, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Nicotine; Selenium; Sperm; Testes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CHOLESTEROL; COTININE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; NICOTINE; SELENIUM; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS INJURY;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; MALE; NICOTINE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SELENIUM; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 36049048915     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-007-8021-7     Document Type: Article

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