Tetracycline-induced reproductive toxicity in male rats: Effects of vitamin C and N-acetylcysteine

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Farombi, Ebenezer O ^a   Ugwuezunmba, Mercy C ^a   Ezenwadu, Teclar T ^a   Oyeyemi, Matthew O ^a   Ekor, Martins ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; N acetylcysteine; Oxidative stress; Rat; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Spermatids; Spermatozoa; Testes; Tetracycline; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 43849102185     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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