Panax ginseng improves survival and sperm quality in guinea pigs exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-668

  Hwang, Seock Yeon ^a   Kim, Wun Jae ^a   Wee, Jae Joon ^b   Choi, Jong Soon ^c   Kim, Si Kwan ^d  

^a Chungbuk National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea Ginseng Corporation   (South Korea)

^c Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fertility; Panax ginseng; Sperm quality; Survival rate; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; GINSENG EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GINSENG; GUINEA PIG; LETHAL DOSE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MATING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; PANAX; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 4544219823     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.05019.x     Document Type: Article

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