Adult exposure to diethylstilbestrol induces spermatogenic cell apoptosis in vivo through increased oxidative stress in male hamster

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 367-373

  Ma, Aituan ^a,b   Yang, Xiaozhen ^a   Wang, Zixu ^a   Shi, Dazhao ^a   Chen, Yaoxing ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Adult hamster; Apoptosis; Diethylstilbestrol; Oxidative stress; Spermatogenic cell

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERM CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CRICETINAE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 43849095652     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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