Histopathological and histometrical assessment of boron exposure effects on mouse spermatogenesis

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 919-925

  Bustos Obregon, Eduardo ^a,b   Carvallo, M ^a   Hartley Belmar, R ^a   Sarabia, L ^a   Ponce, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Boron; Morphometry; Mouse spermatogenesis; Testicular histopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449100747     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022007000400039     Document Type: Article

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