Toxic effects of anatoxin-a on testes and sperm counts of male mice

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 391-396

  Yavasoglu, Altug ^a   Karaaslan, M Ali ^a   Uyanikgil, Yigit ^a   Sayim, Ferah ^a   Ates, Utku ^a   Yavasoglu, N Ulku Karabay ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatoxin a; Histopathological changes; Mice; Sperm counts; Sub acute toxicity; Testes

Indexed keywords

ANATOXIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TOXICITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TROPANES;

ANABAENA; ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MUS;

EID: 46649111695     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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