Effect of lead chloride on spermatogenesis and sperm parameters in mice

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-241

  Graça, António ^a,b   Ramalho Santos, João ^a   Pereira, Maria de Lourdes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Lead chloride; Semen analysis; Seminiferous tubules

Indexed keywords

LEAD CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; LEAD; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 4444312893     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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