Oxidative alterations induced by d-aspartic acid in prepubertal rat testis in vitro: A mechanistic study

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-104

  Chandrashekar, K N ^a   Muralidhara, ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

d Aspartic acid (DA); l Arginine; Oxidative response; Prepubertal testis; Steriodogenesis

Indexed keywords

2 THIOMALIC ACID; 2-THIOMALIC ACID; AMITROLE; ARGININE; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOMALIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PUBERTY; RAT; TESTIS;

AMITROLE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CELLS, CULTURED; D-ASPARTIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PUBERTY; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TESTIS; THIOMALATES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

RATTUS;

EID: 44549084220     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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