Effect of malathion on reproductive system of male rats

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-262

  Choudhary, Nisha ^a   Goyal, Rekha ^a   Joshi, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Malathion; Spermdynamics; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLYCOGEN; MALATHION; SIALIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEALTH IMPACT; MALATHION; POLLUTION EFFECT; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SPERM; STARCH; TESTOSTERONE; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS ASINUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 41349087728     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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